alain.coch...@unistra.fr writes: > I have a fresh example in mind to illustrate my point: this afternoon, > I was looking for org-blank-before-new-entry. I vaguely remembered it > existed and was searching the manual (from Info) with the regexps > 'blank' and 'list'. Had the variable been mentioned, I would have > found it within seconds; by contrast I can't imagine how much time I > would need using customize-group...
A few seconds... type "org blank" in the search bar, click "Search" and it is there. Also, M-x apropos-variable RET org blank list RET If you use Helm, F1 v org blank is fast too. > And, in this case, I don't see > how having a separate section (e.g., an appendix, much like the > Variable section), with all variables documented, would remove the > least bit of clarity. There are already many ways in Emacs to find a variable. I'm not convinced that adding such an appendix would be worth the trouble creating and maintaining it. As another data point, Emacs' manual doesn't contain an exhaustive variable section either. Regards,
