From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org, 2470@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: bug#2470: 23.0.90; auto-fill-mode, :minor-mode-function
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:56:44 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwv4oyicmv8.fsf-monnier+emacsbugreports@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <003701c99772$d0fbab30$c2b22382@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:59:33 -0800")
> So it seems to be in need of a fix, but I see no bug filed against it.
Then file one.
> 2. What is :minor-mode-function? It is used in a couple of places in
> the Emacs Lisp sources, with no comment or other explanation. It is
> not in the Elisp manual. It seems to be a way to associate a
> different function with a minor mode - a function with a different
> name from the mode itself. For example, `auto-fill-function' is the
> :minor-mode-function for `auto-fill-mode'.
> Is this mechanism still needed if `define-minor-mode' is used? Is it
> just for compatibility with XEmacs code and legacy code?
It's got nothing to do with XEmacs, AFAIK, but it does have with legacy
code such as auto-fill-function.
> How about documenting it - at least with a comment in the code
> somewhere: what is for, how and when to use it.
When to use it, is easy: never in new code.
Stefan
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2009-02-25 17:59 ` bug#2470: 23.0.90; auto-fill-mode, :minor-mode-function Drew Adams
2009-02-25 19:56 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2009-02-25 20:02 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-09 22:16 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-09 23:10 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-09 23:18 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-10 9:54 ` Drew Adams
2011-07-16 18:43 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
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