> From: João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:15:41 +0000
> Cc: emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
>
> Arash, I think your suggestion of recommending `with-eval-after-load`
> is pertinent and should be added to the manual.How about adding a command to add servers to the list instead? See
below.> Eli, even though we provide a healthy dose of built-in server invocations
> in that variable, we can't and shouldn't aim at being exhaustive.
>
> Eglot's manual is meant to be a go-to guide for knowing how to resolve
> simple problems such as this one, which is very common. The problems
> solved by eglot-workspace-configuration and other variables are also
> very common. The manual should be reasonably self sufficient, not too
> terse or relying on the user's knowledge.IMNSHO, it is not the mission of the Eglot manual to teach people
with-eval-after-load and in general how to update lists that aren't
autoloaded or preloaded. This is a slippery slope.
I understand your opinion, and I share it mostly. But this is not that slippery.
We also have short mentions in passing of directory-local variables because
they are essential to setting up eglot-workspace-configuration. Short mentions
of Emacs's facilities and links to other documentation deepening those
concepts is the best strategy. I've used it in the README.md and MANUAL.md
that preceded this manual and I can attest that it worked well.
If making the variable autoloaded can make use skip the with-eval-after-load,
and has no other pitfalls, then I'm OK with that too. Whatever works and
makes the manual self-sufficient in this very simple and common task.
> That said, I have no objection to converting eglot-server-programs into
> a defcustom, if someone will commit to translating and maintaining all
> the complex combination of options into "widget" form. I don't have the
> time or inclination for this task, but maybe someone has.It is not a good idea to have a defcustom whose value should be such a
complex data structure.Â
I agree, but a command is a not a solution IMO: this belongs in the
user's configuration file.
A good docstring (can it be improved?) containing good descriptions
and some ready-made recipes is the current and best approach to these
things.
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