From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: jidanni@jidanni.org
Cc: 5688@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5688: mention one needs setq-default to change the default major-mode
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:03:18 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pr3hnuh5.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <873a0dmyxc.fsf@jidanni.org>
> In (info "(emacs) Choosing Modes")
> After
> When you visit a file that does not specify a major mode to use, or
> when you create a new buffer with `C-x b', the default value of the
> variable `major-mode' specifies which major mode to use. Normally its
> value is the symbol `fundamental-mode', which specifies Fundamental
> mode.
> Please add
> To change it to e.g., text-mode, in your .emacs use
> (setq-default major-mode 'text-mode)
>
> Else beginners (and enders) will just try setq.
Fixed, thanks.
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