From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
To: Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl>,
Help Gnu Emacs mailing list <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: What is a "superior mode"?
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2021 13:54:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <fb739c74-d046-db60-3137-ced2ce6c3c17@yandex.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878s6xhqp6.fsf@mbork.pl>
On 09.03.2021 06:54, Marcin Borkowski wrote:
> the Elisp reference says (in the "Mode-Specific Indent" node):
>
> -- Function: prog-first-column
> Call this function instead of using a literal value (usually, zero)
> of the column number for indenting top-level program constructs.
> The function’s value is the column number to use for top-level
> constructs. When no superior mode is in effect, this function
> returns zero.
>
> What is a "superior mode" (and a "sub-mode", for that matter)?
It refers to a "multiple major modes" situation. Like Python embedded in
HTML, that sort of thing. Or C inside Latex.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-03-09 11:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-09 4:54 What is a "superior mode"? Marcin Borkowski
2021-03-09 7:19 ` Philip Kaludercic
2021-03-09 11:54 ` Dmitry Gutov [this message]
2021-03-09 21:20 ` Marcin Borkowski
2021-03-09 21:37 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-03-09 21:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-10 7:07 ` Marcin Borkowski
2021-03-10 3:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-09 12:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-09 21:19 ` Marcin Borkowski
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