From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: What is a "superior mode"? Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:20:03 +0100 Message-ID: <874khkyqgs.fsf@mbork.pl> References: <878s6xhqp6.fsf@mbork.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="7830"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: mu4e 1.1.0; emacs 28.0.50 Cc: Help Gnu Emacs mailing list To: Dmitry Gutov Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 09 22:31:06 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lJjwY-0001wW-E0 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:31:06 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51828 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lJjwX-00009K-FN for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:31:05 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:58588) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lJjm7-0002Fv-4o for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:20:19 -0500 Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([195.110.48.8]:45394) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lJjm1-0006eF-6N for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:20:18 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 042D2E6D7B; Tue, 9 Mar 2021 22:20:12 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mail.mojserwer.eu Original-Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Qo27ybtURvU3; Tue, 9 Mar 2021 22:20:04 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (178235147075.dynamic-3-poz-k-0-1-0.vectranet.pl [178.235.147.75]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 50C9CE62F2; Tue, 9 Mar 2021 22:20:04 +0100 (CET) In-reply-to: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=195.110.48.8; envelope-from=mbork@mbork.pl; helo=mail.mojserwer.eu X-Spam_score_int: -25 X-Spam_score: -2.6 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.6 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:128377 Archived-At: On 2021-03-09, at 12:54, Dmitry Gutov wrote: > On 09.03.2021 06:54, Marcin Borkowski wrote: >> the Elisp reference says (in the "Mode-Specific Indent" node): >> -- Function: prog-first-column >> Call this function instead of using a literal value (usually, zero) >> of the column number for indenting top-level program constructs. >> The function=E2=80=99s value is the column number to use for top-l= evel >> constructs. When no superior mode is in effect, this function >> returns zero. >> What is a "superior mode" (and a "sub-mode", for that matter)? > > It refers to a "multiple major modes" situation. Like Python embedded > in HTML, that sort of thing. Or C inside Latex. Yeah, I know now. But: are "multiple modes" supported by core Emacs? Best, --=20 Marcin Borkowski http://mbork.pl