# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 1161169351 0 # Node ID 5eddbe5650626fafffc55c58325633c24f1c5301 # Parent d443f2b23be1c97142731ec54cfe7f7e6eaaa0db (pp-eval-expression): Use `X' to read value. Non-interactive arg is the value, not the expression. diff -r d443f2b23be1 -r 5eddbe565062 lisp/emacs-lisp/pp.el --- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/pp.el Wed Oct 18 10:58:39 2006 +0000 +++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/pp.el Wed Oct 18 11:02:31 2006 +0000 @@ -97,13 +97,16 @@ (princ (pp-to-string object) (or stream standard-output))) ;;;###autoload -(defun pp-eval-expression (expression) - "Evaluate EXPRESSION and pretty-print value into a new display buffer. -If the pretty-printed value fits on one line, the message line is used -instead. The value is also consed onto the front of the list -in the variable `values'." - (interactive "xPp-eval: ") - (setq values (cons (eval expression) values)) +(defun pp-eval-expression (expval) + "Evaluate an expression, then pretty-print value EXPVAL into a new buffer. +If pretty-printed EXPVAL fits on one line, display it in the echo +area instead. Also add EXPVAL to the front of the list +in the variable `values'. + +Non-interactively, the argument is the value, EXPVAL, not the expression +to evaluate." + (interactive "XPp-eval: ") + (setq values (cons expval values)) (let* ((old-show-function temp-buffer-show-function) ;; Use this function to display the buffer. ;; This function either decides not to display it at all