Re: Bind the value of a function to a variable

[Nikolaj Schumacher]

Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks.
> I want to try to bind this to a variable, but don't know the right syntax.  I
> want to do something like:
>
> (setq scroll-default-lines (1+ (count-lines (window-start) (window-end))))
>
> , but get error.  How can I do that the right way?

What error do you get?
You are correctly /assigning/ the value to a variable.  To /bind/ a
variable, you'll need to use `let'.

(let ((scroll-default-lines
           (1+ (count-lines (window-start) (window-end)))))
  ;; use scroll-default-lines here
  (setq scroll-default-lines 'something-else))

regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher