From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [drew.adams@oracle.com: Info on define-minor-mode - :init-valueor :initial-value?]
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:59:38 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvu0id1u6q.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <DNEMKBNJBGPAOPIJOOICOEPJCKAA.drew.adams@oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:43:17 -0700")
> (if foo-mode (foo-mode 1))
This will turn on the minor mode if you happen to browse the corresponding
customize group (because Custom will then load the file).
I.e. it'd be a bug.
> Otherwise, if we're going to be rigid about this guideline (perhaps there
> are good reasons to do that, even in this case), then maybe we should just
> get rid of :init-value and have the initial value always be nil - that is,
> make users of a library turn on the minor mode explicitly. That would not be
> my preference, but it would at least avoid confusion.
That might be a good alternative.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-29 15:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-27 14:57 [drew.adams@oracle.com: Info on define-minor-mode - :init-value or :initial-value?] Richard M. Stallman
2005-07-27 16:04 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-07-28 16:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-07-28 17:43 ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: Info on define-minor-mode - :init-valueor :initial-value?] Drew Adams
2005-07-29 2:56 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-07-30 23:44 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-07-31 0:43 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-07-31 14:58 ` Juanma Barranquero
2005-08-01 0:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-08-01 1:47 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-08-01 5:33 ` Juanma Barranquero
2005-08-01 16:46 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-07-31 1:02 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-08-01 0:45 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-07-29 15:59 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2005-07-29 17:43 ` Drew Adams
2005-07-30 4:22 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-07-30 13:58 ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: Info on define-minor-mode -:init-valueor :initial-value?] Drew Adams
2005-07-30 21:46 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-07-29 1:48 ` [drew.adams@oracle.com: Info on define-minor-mode - :init-value or :initial-value?] Luc Teirlinck
2005-07-29 17:10 ` Stefan Monnier
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