From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#30978: 25.3; Suggestion: define-minor-mode should define mode-lighter variable Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:27:51 +0200 Message-ID: <87pmwadno8.fsf@gnus.org> References: <874l3ou42z.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> <87sgcdft5w.fsf@gnus.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="2330"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 30978@debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier To: Stefan Kangas Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 25 16:54:43 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-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 1lwnEB-0000QN-8g for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:54:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60784 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lwnEA-0006T1-6F for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:54:42 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34370) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lwmpK-0006Ny-Py for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:29:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:34994) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1lwmpK-0007zb-HC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:29:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lwmpK-0001tF-F1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:29:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 30978 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 30978-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B30978.16246312837190 (code B ref 30978); Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:29:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 30978) by debbugs.gnu.org; 25 Jun 2021 14:28:03 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46540 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lwmoN-0001ru-2X for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:28:03 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:45210) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1lwmoL-0001rP-Fx for 30978@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:28:02 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=58V3EaIDQN+jMJb89ioOIqHBX4SlCZaCXQlmrA/6TJ8=; b=ePglZKfBUaQ6QdIEgQfO3cQpDs Axbe5hXFyQhQpVvUofYoJ56rRaVsQ69uMe/NWQDT2dd7W7maxt3n4/iWncqnvgx2rmj5UBRfJj1aS olmjj1vSTW2f6xtjCPHMDgLmORE48X6Ttb3skkBB0ZjOoNR98ELIYYIdWijOY94qF1N0=; Original-Received: from cm-84.212.220.105.getinternet.no ([84.212.220.105] helo=elva) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1lwmoB-0006u9-Nm; Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:27:54 +0200 X-Now-Playing: Tom Robinson's _North by Northwest_: "In The Cold" In-Reply-To: <87sgcdft5w.fsf@gnus.org> (Lars Ingebrigtsen's message of "Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:22:51 +0200") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:209000 Archived-At: Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: >>> I think this makes sense -- define-minor-mode would define a >>> buffer-local variable, I guess, that the users could set to change the >>> lighter? >>> >>> Like... `FOO-mode-lighter' or something? Any opinions? >> >> Yes, it sounds like a good idea. >> >> I'm not sure why you propose that it should be buffer-local though. >> Wouldn't one want to configure this globally by default? > > Hm... yes, a global variable makes more sense. I was thinking that > somebody would want a different lighter in different buffers, but that > does sound rather unlikely. Does anybody else have an opinion here? The suggestion is to make define-minor-mode define a `foo-mode-lighter' variable that users can then change to easily change the lighters. Or do we have a separate mechanism for this somewhere? -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no