Re: [bug-recutils] LinuxMint 17.1 Mate - old version rec-mode

[Charles Millar]

On 05/07/2015 10:43 PM, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
>      With the LinuxMint rec-mode.el version, in my .emacs file I had to add
>      (setq rec-open-mode 'edit) to my rec-mode setup; otherwise only
>      navigation is allowed, i.e. no editing  a .rec file.
>
>      In both rec-mode.el versions the default defcustom rec-open-mode is
>      'navigation.
>
> Looks like a bug.
>
> Try with rec-mode.el from
> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/recutils.git/plain/etc/rec-mode.el
I mv'ed the LinuxMint version of rec-mode.el to rec-mode.el.orig I 
copied the above savannah rec-mode into my site-lisp. Also commented out 
the (setq rec-open-mode 'edit) in my .emacs
Opened emacs, and TestRecord.rec which opened in navigation (not edit);
Switched to terminal, then emacs -Q, loaded rec-mode.el and then opened 
TestRecord.rec which opened in Fundamental mode; M-x rec-mode and 
TestRecored was still in navigation mode.

Also, the same or a related bug - any .rec file I open is in Narrow mode 
as well as navigation mode.

I uncomment (setq rec-open-mode 'edit) and saved the .emacs, closed and 
reopened. My .rec files opened in edit mode and are widened.

The above is for LinuxMint 17.1 Mate, Emacs 24.3.1.

Charlie Millar