* spread/auto-fill-mode [not found] <E1A1Gb9-0003jr-00@linux183.ma.utexas.edu> @ 2003-09-23 20:09 ` Joe Corneli [not found] ` <mailman.601.1064347783.21628.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 1 sibling, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Joe Corneli @ 2003-09-23 20:09 UTC (permalink / raw) Cc: help-gnu-emacs, bcpierce (auto-fill-mode nil) needs to be (auto-fill-mode -1) on my machine for it to work. I don't know if this is standard. Since when is nil positive? Joe ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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* Re: spread/auto-fill-mode [not found] ` <mailman.601.1064347783.21628.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> @ 2003-09-23 22:04 ` Kevin Rodgers 0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread From: Kevin Rodgers @ 2003-09-23 22:04 UTC (permalink / raw) Joe Corneli wrote: > (auto-fill-mode nil) > > needs to be > > (auto-fill-mode -1) > > on my machine for it to work. You must mean "for it to turn Auto Fill Mode off". > I don't know if this is standard. It is. > Since when is nil positive? It isn't. An unspecified or nil argument is interpreted by a minor mode function to mean toggle: turn it on if it's currently off, and turn it off if it's currently on. -- Kevin Rodgers ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 2+ messages in thread
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