From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#25357: 25.1; Doc for `cursor-sensor-mode' (and modes generally) Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 10:08:37 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: References: <> <<83o9zmemfo.fsf@gnu.org>> <<83mvf6em4p.fsf@gnu.org>> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1483553353 19020 195.159.176.226 (4 Jan 2017 18:09:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:09:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 25357@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii , drew.adams@oracle.com Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 04 19:09:09 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzo-0004Wm-Bu for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:09:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40792 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzs-0003dt-By for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:09:12 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42617) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzm-0003dc-DP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:09:07 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzi-0003Mz-B5 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:09:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:54235) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzi-0003Mn-6z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:09:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzi-0004OJ-3S for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:09:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:09:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 25357 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 25357-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B25357.148355332716858 (code B ref 25357); Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:09:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 25357) by debbugs.gnu.org; 4 Jan 2017 18:08:47 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:41401 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzT-0004Nq-AZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:08:47 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:23918) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cOpzS-0004Nd-3x for 25357@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 04 Jan 2017 13:08:46 -0500 Original-Received: from userv0021.oracle.com (userv0021.oracle.com [156.151.31.71]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id v04I8diC016824 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:08:39 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0122.oracle.com (aserv0122.oracle.com [141.146.126.236]) by userv0021.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id v04I8cfc007563 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:08:39 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0018.oracle.com (abhmp0018.oracle.com [141.146.116.24]) by aserv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id v04I8cQH022560; Wed, 4 Jan 2017 18:08:38 GMT In-Reply-To: <<83mvf6em4p.fsf@gnu.org>> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9.1 (1003210) [OL 12.0.6753.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: userv0021.oracle.com [156.151.31.71] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:127747 Archived-At: > > > More generally, I do not see, in either the Emacs or the Elisp manual= s, > > > anywhere where we explain the argument to a major mode, telling you h= ow > > > to turn the mode on/off from Lisp. > > > > It's mentioned in "Minor Modes" in the user manual. >=20 > Also in "Minor Mode Conventions" in the ELisp manual. The > corresponding "Major Mode Conventions" node could say that as well, of > course. It's not a convention in the sense that the other content there describes conventions. Those are conventions for writing, not using, a major mode. It should be explained in both manuals, I think, how to turn on/off a major mode using Lisp.