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> > This probably could be unified, too. The big difference here is modes
> > that are neither text nor programming =E2=80=94 I call them application=
 modes
> > =E2=80=94 such as dired, calendar, or compilation =E2=80=94 because the=
y don=E2=80=99t need
>=20
> These should supposedly derive from special-mode.

Absolutely not, for Dired.  It should not derive from
special-mode, tabulated-list-mode, or anything else.

That's almost like saying that Emacs should derive
from special-mode. ;-)

(But Stefan has admitted that he rarely uses Dired.)