Number: 1996

Date: 28-Aug-84 13':39':35

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: AHenderson.pa

Subject: INSPECT(X) behaves differently than (INSPECT X).

Assigned To: 

Attn: Burton

Status: Open

In/By: 

Problem Type: Design - UI

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: 

Frequency: 

Priority: Perhaps

System: Windows and Graphics

Subsystem: Library

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 27-Aug-84 21':14':00

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["Masinter" " 1-Sep-84 12':15':44" Attn':]

Description: '
Date':  6 Aug 84 16':28 PDT'
From': AHenderson.pa'
Subject': Lisp': INSPECT(X) behaves differently than (INSPECT X).'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': AHenderson.pa'
'
Lisp System Date':  2-Aug-84 10':31':19'
Machine': Dorado (AHenderson)'
Microcode version': 24,4'
Memory size': 10000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Annoying'
'
After (SETQ X ''(A 2 B 3)), (INSPECT X) gives me a menu of choices as to how I want to look at list which is the value of X. However INSPECT(X) does not give me that option; instead it throws me directly into DEdit. '
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Suggestion': INSPECT(X) ought to do what (INSPECT X).'
'
Austin'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Masinter

Edit-Date:  1-Sep-84 12':15':45