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23.0.60; problems with `color' custom type |
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Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:51:39 -0700 |
emacs -Q
Eval this: (defcustom foo "Red" "..." :type 'color)
M-x set-variable foo RET Blue RET
gives error "Value `Blue' does not match type color of foo". Likewise,
if I try BlueViolet.
M-x customize-option foo
Empty the value field and hit M-TAB. The colors are displayed in a
crazy order, not alphabetically. And there is no color `Blue' in the
list. But you can enter the text `Blue' anyway and choose Set for
Session from the menu. So the completion must be lax, which is
good.
But why does `set-variable' say that `Blue' does not match type
`color'? And it says the same thing for `BlueViolet', which is one of
the names available using completion in Customize.
And `set-variable' too should offer completion (enhancement request).
In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
of 2008-10-03 on LENNART-69DE564
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4) --no-opt --cflags -Ic:/g/include
-fno-crossjumping'
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Re: 23.0.60; problems with `color' custom type |
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Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:36:45 -0400 |
> emacs -Q
> Eval this: (defcustom foo "Red" "..." :type 'color)
>
> M-x set-variable foo RET Blue RET
>
> gives error "Value `Blue' does not match type color of foo".
You want to do
M-x set-variable foo RET "Blue" RET
because set-variable reads entries in Lisp form, and foo needs to be a
string.
> Empty the value field and hit M-TAB. The colors are displayed in a
> crazy order, not alphabetically.
They are listed in the same order of list-colors-display. I've changed
that to make it alphabetical.
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