From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Nicholas Vollmer <nv@parenthetic.dev>
Cc: 71404@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#71404: 30.0.50; [WISHLIST] string-edit-mode should allow changing major mode
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 09:35:22 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86o78dfefp.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87msnyax53.fsf@parenthetic.dev> (message from Nicholas Vollmer on Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:50:16 -0400)
> From: Nicholas Vollmer <nv@parenthetic.dev>
> Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 11:50:16 -0400
>
>
> string-edit-mode is a nice feature to have built in.
It already is? Or what do you mean by "built in" here?
> It would be nice if one could change the major mode of the editing
> buffer while preserving the edit/abort functionality and any
> buffer state necessary to make those function.
> Any reason it couldn't be implemented as a minor mode?
In what major modes will this make sense as a minor mode?
IOW, I don't think I understand what you mean by "preserving the
edit/abort functionality and buffer state", so please elaborate.
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-06 15:50 bug#71404: 30.0.50; [WISHLIST] string-edit-mode should allow changing major mode Nicholas Vollmer
2024-06-07 6:35 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2024-06-07 23:37 ` Nicholas Vollmer
2024-06-08 2:24 ` Nicholas Vollmer
2024-06-08 2:27 ` Nicholas Vollmer
2024-06-10 20:53 ` Nicholas Vollmer
2024-06-11 6:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
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