Syntax: PushPrefs [
n]
Abbreviation: PUSHP
pushes n copies of the user preferences onto a stack. If
not specified, n defaults to one. Use the PopPrefs
command
to pop preferences off the stack and restore the values. See PopPrefs. Note that the
preferences stack is global, not buffer-specific, so you could
PushPrefs
one buffer's preferences, switch buffers, then
PopPrefs
those preferences, thereby altering the preferences for
the second buffer. The maximum preferences stack depth is 32.
PushPrefs
and PopPrefs
are useful in macros that require
certain preferences to work properly. A macro can PushPrefs
,
change any preferences necessary, do its work, then PopPrefs
to
restore the users previous preferences settings.
PushPrefs
saves the following values on the preferences stack:
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