* bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice @ 2023-09-11 19:12 Mauro Aranda 2023-09-12 6:59 ` Juri Linkov 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Mauro Aranda @ 2023-09-11 19:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: 65874 The docstring for outline-minor-mode-use-buttons says its value can be the symbol insert, but that choice is not present in its :type. I can't send a patch, because I can't figure out a good :tag for it. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice 2023-09-11 19:12 bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice Mauro Aranda @ 2023-09-12 6:59 ` Juri Linkov 2023-09-12 9:55 ` Mauro Aranda 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Juri Linkov @ 2023-09-12 6:59 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Mauro Aranda; +Cc: 65874 > The docstring for outline-minor-mode-use-buttons says its value can be > the symbol insert, but that choice is not present in its :type. > > I can't send a patch, because I can't figure out a good :tag for it. Such omission is intentional, because 'insert' can be used only in generated buffers, not in editable buffers, so disallowing customization to the value 'insert' protects the users from damaging editable buffers. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice 2023-09-12 6:59 ` Juri Linkov @ 2023-09-12 9:55 ` Mauro Aranda 2023-09-13 6:51 ` Juri Linkov 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Mauro Aranda @ 2023-09-12 9:55 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Juri Linkov; +Cc: 65874 On 12/9/23 03:59, Juri Linkov wrote: >> The docstring for outline-minor-mode-use-buttons says its value can be >> the symbol insert, but that choice is not present in its :type. >> >> I can't send a patch, because I can't figure out a good :tag for it. > > Such omission is intentional, because 'insert' can be used only > in generated buffers, not in editable buffers, so disallowing > customization to the value 'insert' protects the users > from damaging editable buffers. I see, thanks. How about adding something to the docstring some text to explain that? And/or maybe add a comment in the :type to clarify that the omission is intentional? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice 2023-09-12 9:55 ` Mauro Aranda @ 2023-09-13 6:51 ` Juri Linkov 2023-09-13 15:24 ` Mauro Aranda 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Juri Linkov @ 2023-09-13 6:51 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Mauro Aranda; +Cc: 65874 [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 682 bytes --] >>> The docstring for outline-minor-mode-use-buttons says its value can be >>> the symbol insert, but that choice is not present in its :type. >>> >>> I can't send a patch, because I can't figure out a good :tag for it. >> >> Such omission is intentional, because 'insert' can be used only >> in generated buffers, not in editable buffers, so disallowing >> customization to the value 'insert' protects the users >> from damaging editable buffers. > > I see, thanks. How about adding something to the docstring some text to > explain that? And/or maybe add a comment in the :type to clarify that > the omission is intentional? Maybe something like this for the emacs-29 branch? [-- Warning: decoded text below may be mangled, UTF-8 assumed --] [-- Attachment #2: outline-minor-mode-use-buttons-insert.patch --] [-- Type: text/x-diff, Size: 2067 bytes --] diff --git a/doc/emacs/text.texi b/doc/emacs/text.texi index 3d3f2562617..6f57bae8fef 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/text.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/text.texi @@ -1024,10 +1024,11 @@ Outline Minor Mode mouse on the button toggles display of the section. If the value of this variable is @code{insert}, the buttons are inserted directly into the buffer text, so @key{RET} on the button will also toggle display -of the section, like a mouse click does. If the value is -@code{in-margins}, Outline minor mode will use the window margins to -indicate that a section is hidden. The buttons are customizable as icons -(@pxref{Icons}). +of the section, like a mouse click does. Using the value @code{insert} +is not recommended in editable buffers because it modifies them. +If the value is @code{in-margins}, Outline minor mode will use the +window margins to indicate that a section is hidden. The buttons are +customizable as icons (@pxref{Icons}). @vindex outline-minor-mode-cycle If the @code{outline-minor-mode-cycle} user option is diff --git a/lisp/outline.el b/lisp/outline.el index 97a51c9b92a..7cdfec753d1 100644 --- a/lisp/outline.el +++ b/lisp/outline.el @@ -314,12 +314,15 @@ outline-minor-mode-use-buttons When the value is `insert', additional placeholders for buttons are inserted to the buffer, so buttons are not only clickable, but also typing `RET' on them can hide and show the body. +Using the value `insert' is not recommended in editable +buffers because it modifies them. When the value is `in-margins', then clickable buttons are displayed in the margins before the headings. When the value is `t', clickable buttons are displayed in the buffer before the headings. The values `t' and `in-margins' can be used in editing buffers because they don't modify the buffer." + ;; The value `insert' is not intended to be customizable. :type '(choice (const :tag "Do not use outline buttons" nil) (const :tag "Show outline buttons in margins" in-margins) (const :tag "Show outline buttons in buffer" t)) ^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice 2023-09-13 6:51 ` Juri Linkov @ 2023-09-13 15:24 ` Mauro Aranda 2023-09-13 16:50 ` Juri Linkov 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Mauro Aranda @ 2023-09-13 15:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Juri Linkov; +Cc: 65874 On 13/9/23 03:51, Juri Linkov wrote: >>>> The docstring for outline-minor-mode-use-buttons says its value can be >>>> the symbol insert, but that choice is not present in its :type. >>>> >>>> I can't send a patch, because I can't figure out a good :tag for it. >>> >>> Such omission is intentional, because 'insert' can be used only >>> in generated buffers, not in editable buffers, so disallowing >>> customization to the value 'insert' protects the users >>> from damaging editable buffers. >> >> I see, thanks. How about adding something to the docstring some text to >> explain that? And/or maybe add a comment in the :type to clarify that >> the omission is intentional? > > Maybe something like this for the emacs-29 branch? Yes, that's helpful. Thank you. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
* bug#65874: 30.0.50; outline-minor-mode-use-buttons missing choice 2023-09-13 15:24 ` Mauro Aranda @ 2023-09-13 16:50 ` Juri Linkov 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Juri Linkov @ 2023-09-13 16:50 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Mauro Aranda; +Cc: 65874 close 65874 29.1.50 thanks >>>>> The docstring for outline-minor-mode-use-buttons says its value can be >>>>> the symbol insert, but that choice is not present in its :type. >>>>> >>>>> I can't send a patch, because I can't figure out a good :tag for it. >>>> >>>> Such omission is intentional, because 'insert' can be used only >>>> in generated buffers, not in editable buffers, so disallowing >>>> customization to the value 'insert' protects the users >>>> from damaging editable buffers. >>> >>> I see, thanks. How about adding something to the docstring some text to >>> explain that? And/or maybe add a comment in the :type to clarify that >>> the omission is intentional? >> >> Maybe something like this for the emacs-29 branch? > > Yes, that's helpful. Thank you. I'm glad this helps, so now pushed to emacs-29. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 6+ messages in thread
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