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From: Kaushal Modi <kaushal.modi@gmail.com>
To: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Understanding why mode keyword shouldn't be used for minor modes in .dir-locals.el
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:06:38 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAFyQvY2pEz8KuvAPQH7-c1Be-jQbvscFgJX0ePtc=jLwdHaXPQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hello,

From the manual node (emacs) Specifying File Variables:

> Do not use the ‘mode’ keyword for minor modes.  To enable or disable
a minor mode in a local variables list, use the ‘eval’ keyword with a
Lisp expression that runs the mode command (*note Minor Modes::).

Though, I have been using (mode . auto-fill) in my .dir-locals.el for ages,
and it works great. And it's less verbose than (eval . (auto-fill-mode)).

So I'd like to understand why the manual suggests *not* to use the mode
keyword for minor modes.

Thanks.

--
Kaushal Modi


             reply	other threads:[~2018-12-24 16:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-12-24 16:06 Kaushal Modi [this message]
2018-12-24 18:20 ` Understanding why mode keyword shouldn't be used for minor modes in .dir-locals.el Glenn Morris

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