2011-07-02 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
+ * variables.texi (Defining Variables): Add an index entry for
+ `set-variable' (bug#7262).
+
* frames.texi (Basic Parameters): Document the `explicit-name'
parameter (bug#6951).
stored in the symbol's @code{variable-documentation} property. The
Emacs help functions (@pxref{Documentation}) look for this property.
+
If the documentation string begins with the character @samp{*}, Emacs
allows users to set it interactively using the @code{set-variable}
command. However, you should nearly always use @code{defcustom}
@end defun
@kindex variable-interactive
+@kindex set-variable
If a user option variable has a @code{variable-interactive} property,
the @code{set-variable} command uses that value to control reading the
new value for the variable. The property's value is used as if it were