From: Artur Malabarba <bruce.connor.am@gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 20462@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#20462: 25.0.50; A minor mode's doc string should say it is [local/global] a minor mode
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 16:36:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAAdUY-Lx=PuPM1uf2bmGxULM9=uwYYUZPSNyAqteteSpu2zHRg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0c1fb227-fad9-4410-a08d-96602eb39db3@default>
2015-04-30 14:47 GMT+01:00 Drew Adams
>> (define-globalized-minor-mode foo auto-fill-mode 'ignore)
>> C-h foo
>> Toggle Auto-Fill mode in all buffers.
>>
>> 1) It's a minor mode (you can't toggle a major mode, nor sensibly
>> apply it to all buffers).
>> 2) It's global ("all buffers").
>> (define-minor-mode blah nil)
>> C-f blah
>> Toggle Blah mode on or off.
>> 1) It's a minor mode (you can't toggle a major mode)
>> 2) Since it does not say it affects all buffers, don't assume it
>> does.
>
> Irrelevant to this bug report. A command that toggles something,
> including toggling a mode, is not necessarily a minor-mode command.
I agree with Drew here. The fact that this information can be inferred
(deciphered, perhaps) from the docstring doesn't mean that it
shouldn't be included explicitly. Even more so where it comes minor
modes, which are commands that even the most basic users will interact
with (and probably read).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-04-30 15:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-29 17:29 bug#20462: 25.0.50; A minor mode's doc string should say it is [local/global] a minor mode Drew Adams
2015-04-30 7:12 ` Glenn Morris
2015-04-30 13:47 ` Drew Adams
2015-04-30 13:55 ` Drew Adams
2015-04-30 15:36 ` Artur Malabarba [this message]
2017-01-02 21:59 ` Drew Adams
2016-04-30 19:03 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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