From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net
Cc: 25357@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25357: 25.1; Doc for `cursor-sensor-mode' (and modes generally)
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:28:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83fukxedb6.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878tqq5fw2.fsf@users.sourceforge.net> (npostavs@users.sourceforge.net)
> From: npostavs@users.sourceforge.net
> Cc: 25357@debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2017 22:45:17 -0500
>
> > I even think it would help to emphasize that "one" - not zero.
> > IOW, you cannot turn off a major mode without turning on another one.
>
> Sure, here's a patch to the manuals to clarify that.
Thanks.
> + A @dfn{mode} is a set of definitions that customize Emacs' behavior
> +in useful ways. There are two varieties of modes: @dfn{minor modes},
> +which provide features that users can turn on and off while editing.
> +And @dfn{major modes}, which are used for editing a particular kind of
> +text.
I'd suggest not to start a sentence with "And". Instead, something
like this should be better:
@dfn{major modes}, which ...; and @dfn {minor modes}, which ...
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2017-01-04 18:07 ` bug#25357: 25.1; Doc for `cursor-sensor-mode' (and modes generally) Drew Adams
2017-01-04 18:56 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-01-04 19:06 ` Drew Adams
2017-01-04 19:27 ` Noam Postavsky
2017-01-04 21:02 ` Drew Adams
2017-01-05 3:45 ` npostavs
2017-01-05 4:29 ` Drew Adams
2017-01-06 3:58 ` npostavs
2017-01-06 5:50 ` Drew Adams
2017-01-06 7:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2017-01-04 17:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
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