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From: bader+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Miles Bader)
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Subject: Re: Configuration problem
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Date: 3 Jan 90 17:28:16 GMT
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Nathaniel Borenstein <nsb@thumper.bellcore.com> writes:
> Would people find it repellent to extend the current "C=" and "M="
> syntax to include a "D=" for display-dependent preferences?

It would be less so, I think, to add something like "E(envvariablename)=", so you
could do whatever you want by setting an appropiate environment variable.

E.g.  E(DISPLAYTYPE)=stupidlittlescreen:...

-Miles