Re: electric-pair-mode

[Alexander Baier <lexi.baier@gmail.com>]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> No annoyance so far but I'm wondering why both `electric-pair-mode' and
>> `electric-indent-mode' are *global* minor modes.
>
> Because in my experience, most people who like those features, like
> them everywhere.
>
>> For example, in all kinds of lisp modes I'm using paredit which
>> provides both features, too, in a slightly different form.  So there
>> I wouldn't want to activate these modes (although it seems having them
>> activated doesn't do any harm).
>
> Looks like there's no problem, then.
>

In my experience electric-indent-mode screws up indentation in
python-mode buffers:

----------------------------------------------------------------
def foo(x):
    print (x)

def bar ():|
----------------------------------------------------------------

Put this content into a buffer and turn on python-mode and
electric-indent-mode.  Put the cursor where the "|" is and press RET.
On my machine the "def bar():" gets reindented so it lines up with the
preceding "print(x):" line.  This is usually not what you want.

>
>         Stefan

Regards,
  Alex