From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: yantar92@posteo.net, 59600@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#59600: 28.1.90; Docstrings generated by `define-globalized-minor-mode' and `define-minor-mode' :global t are not same
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 19:46:34 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <831qppsj5x.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvsfi5k48q.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (message from Stefan Monnier on Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:38:33 -0500)
> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net>, 59600@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:38:33 -0500
>
> [ Nitpick: "define-minor-mode :global t" does not (usually) define
> a "globalized mode" but rather it defines a "global mode". ]
>
> >> For example, `auto-save-visited-mode' is a global minor mode, but no
> >> clear indication of this fact is given. It did cause confusion for some
> >> users.
> >>
> >> Expected: :global t clearly indicates that the mode is global.
> >
> > Adding Stefan to the discussion.
>
> Not much to say, but I agree it makes sense for the docstring to state
> the scope of the mode (global, buffer-local, younameit).
Patches to the macro that defines the modes are welcome.
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2022-11-26 6:21 bug#59600: 28.1.90; Docstrings generated by `define-globalized-minor-mode' and `define-minor-mode' :global t are not same Ihor Radchenko
2022-11-26 8:15 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-11-26 17:38 ` Stefan Monnier via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2022-11-26 17:46 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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