2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index fdf25af86ee..6a31a20f947 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 
 2012-02-05  Chong Yidong  <cyd@gnu.org>
 
+        * cus-edit.el (custom-variable-value-create): For mismatched
+        types, show the current value (Bug#7600).
+
         * custom.el (defcustom): Doc fix.
 
 2012-02-05  Glenn Morris  <rgm@gnu.org>
diff --git a/lisp/cus-edit.el b/lisp/cus-edit.el
index 0d7b0733b64..d7b1b6f94fb 100644
--- a/lisp/cus-edit.el
+++ b/lisp/cus-edit.el
@@ -2599,7 +2599,6 @@ try matching its doc string against `custom-guess-doc-alist'."
                   :parent widget)
                  buttons))
           ((memq form '(lisp mismatch))
-           ;; In lisp mode edit the saved value when possible.
            (push (widget-create-child-and-convert
                   widget 'custom-visibility
                   :help-echo "Hide the value of this option."
@@ -2611,11 +2610,10 @@ try matching its doc string against `custom-guess-doc-alist'."
                   t)
                  buttons)
            (insert " ")
-           (let* ((value (cond ((get symbol 'saved-value)
-                                (car (get symbol 'saved-value)))
-                               ((get symbol 'standard-value)
-                                (car (get symbol 'standard-value)))
-                               ((default-boundp symbol)
+           ;; This used to try presenting the saved value or the
+           ;; standard value, but it seems more intuitive to present
+           ;; the current value (Bug#7600).
+           (let* ((value (cond ((default-boundp symbol)
                                 (custom-quote (funcall get symbol)))
                                (t
                                 (custom-quote (widget-get conv :value))))))