(defcustom idlwave-abbrev-start-char "\\"
"A single character string used to start abbreviations in abbrev mode.
-Possible characters to chose from: ~`\%
-or even '?'. '.' is not a good choice because it can make structure
+Possible characters to choose from: ~\\=`\%
+or even ‘?’. ‘.’ is not a good choice because it can make structure
field names act like abbrevs in certain circumstances.
Changes to this in `idlwave-mode-hook' will have no effect. Instead a user