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Re: Elisp Tutorial dumb question -- but I thought I better doublecheck ?


From: Tim X
Subject: Re: Elisp Tutorial dumb question -- but I thought I better doublecheck ??
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:43:05 +1000
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Maciej Katafiasz <mathrick@gmail.com> writes:

> Den Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:14:29 +1000 skrev Tim X:
>
>> the 'interactive' function is also rarely seen in a lambda for the same
>> reasons.
>
> Well, it's not that rare, especially in packages that perform more complex
> command foo. Lambda is a good way to bind a function taking arguments with
> some values pre-defined, essentially currying the function into one with
> less arguments.
>

True, I probably should not have used rarely, but rather 'less frequently
seen'. While I've seen it used in this type of situation and others, I've not
seen it that often. 

Tim

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