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(Common Keywords): Clarify :require. Mention :version here.

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(Variable Definitions, Group Definitions): Not here.
(Variable Definitions): Clarify symbol arg to :initialize and :set fns.
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Richard M. Stallman 2005-03-08 03:06:04 +00:00
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@ -84,13 +84,17 @@ item. Loading is done with @code{load-library}, and only if the file is
not already loaded.
@item :require @var{feature}
Require feature @var{feature} (a symbol) when installing a value for
this item (an option or a face) that was saved using the customization
feature. This is done by calling @code{require}.
Execute @code{(require '@var{feature})} when your saved customizations
set the value of this item. @var{feature} should be a symbol.
The most common reason to use @code{:require} is when a variable enables
a feature such as a minor mode, and just setting the variable won't have
any effect unless the code which implements the mode is loaded.
@item :version @var{version}
This option specifies that the item was first introduced in Emacs
version @var{version}, or that its default value was changed in that
version. The value @var{version} must be a string.
@end table
@node Group Definitions
@ -130,17 +134,9 @@ is a symbol, and @var{widget} is a widget type for editing that symbol.
Useful widgets are @code{custom-variable} for a variable,
@code{custom-face} for a face, and @code{custom-group} for a group.
When a new group is introduced into Emacs, use this keyword in
@code{defgroup}:
@table @code
@item :version @var{version}
This option specifies that the group was first introduced in Emacs
version @var{version}. The value @var{version} must be a string.
@end table
Tag the group with a version like this when it is introduced, rather
than the individual members (@pxref{Variable Definitions}).
When you introduce a new group into Emacs, use the @code{:version}
keyword in the @code{defgroup}; then you need not use it for
the individual members of the group.
In addition to the common keywords (@pxref{Common Keywords}), you can
also use this keyword in @code{defgroup}:
@ -223,26 +219,13 @@ This is meaningful only for certain types, currently including
@code{hook}, @code{plist} and @code{alist}. See the definition of the
individual types for a description of how to use @code{:options}.
@item :version @var{version}
This option specifies that the variable was first introduced, or its
default value was changed, in Emacs version @var{version}. The value
@var{version} must be a string. For example,
@example
(defcustom foo-max 34
"*Maximum number of foo's allowed."
:type 'integer
:group 'foo
:version "20.3")
@end example
@item :set @var{setfunction}
Specify @var{setfunction} as the way to change the value of this option.
The function @var{setfunction} should take two arguments, a symbol and
the new value, and should do whatever is necessary to update the value
properly for this option (which may not mean simply setting the option
as a Lisp variable). The default for @var{setfunction} is
@code{set-default}.
Specify @var{setfunction} as the way to change the value of this
option. The function @var{setfunction} should take two arguments, a
symbol (the option name) and the new value, and should do whatever is
necessary to update the value properly for this option (which may not
mean simply setting the option as a Lisp variable). The default for
@var{setfunction} is @code{set-default}.
@item :get @var{getfunction}
Specify @var{getfunction} as the way to extract the value of this
@ -258,10 +241,10 @@ is almost surely a mistake to specify @code{getfunction} for a value
that really is stored in a Lisp variable.
@item :initialize @var{function}
@var{function} should be a function used to initialize the variable when
the @code{defcustom} is evaluated. It should take two arguments, the
symbol and value. Here are some predefined functions meant for use in
this way:
@var{function} should be a function used to initialize the variable
when the @code{defcustom} is evaluated. It should take two arguments,
the option name (a symbol) and the value. Here are some predefined
functions meant for use in this way:
@table @code
@item custom-initialize-set