From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: file-start-mode-alist
Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 12:03:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m3ps53d8mw.fsf@kfs-l.imdomain.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvps58o5vc.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Thu\, 10 May 2007 15\:09\:25 -0400")
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
> Is it OK to change the name of this var to `magic-default-mode-alist'?
> I think `file-start' is a bad choice because it makes the relation to
> magic-mode-alist non-obvious, and it incorrectly implies that only the start
> of the file is used, even though the match-function might very well use the
> end of the file (or any other part, as a matter of fact) instead.
FWIW, I agree.
--
Kim F. Storm <storm@cua.dk> http://www.cua.dk
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-14 10:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-10 19:09 file-start-mode-alist Stefan Monnier
2007-05-14 10:03 ` Kim F. Storm [this message]
2007-05-15 19:39 ` file-start-mode-alist Richard Stallman
2007-05-16 16:04 ` file-start-mode-alist Stefan Monnier
2007-05-21 18:55 ` file-start-mode-alist Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2007-05-22 14:52 ` file-start-mode-alist Richard Stallman
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2007-05-11 7:43 file-start-mode-alist Richard Stallman
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