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Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
>       Why not always print a message (many other mode toggles do, and
> 	they probably all should), and make the menu option and `M-x
> 	cua-mode' exactly the same?
> 
> There is a possible problem with making these toggles display a
> message inthe echo area: Lisp programs may want to call them, and
> often it is inappropriate to print messages in those cases.

Stefen's suggestion, to do the same as modes defined `define-minor-mode',
and print a message if (interactive-p) is true, seems reasonable.

-Miles
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