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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: `define-globalized-minor-mode': why the need for a separate TURN-ON function?
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:56:01 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv1uo0fb8m.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <792A96A59B454A7596A0A1676765A152@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Thu, 5 Apr 2012 08:44:42 -0700")

> I've only looked briefly at this, and am no doubt not noticing
> something.  Anyway, why for `define-globalized-minor-mode' must one
> define a separate TURN-ON function to turn the mode on, but using the
> (local) minor-mode function suffices to turn it off?

As the docstring says: "try to turn MODE on if applicable for that
buffer".  That's different to MODE itself which should turn it in if at
all possible.


        Stefan



  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-07  3:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-05 15:44 `define-globalized-minor-mode': why the need for a separate TURN-ON function? Drew Adams
2012-04-07  3:56 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2012-04-07 14:45   ` Drew Adams

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