Re: (no subject)

[Kenichi Handa]

"Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu/address@hidden> writes:
>>  Sam Steingold <address@hidden> writes:
>>  > I noticed an "Encoded-kbd" in mode line in _all_ windows.
>>  > Since the mode line real estate is scarce,
>>  > I am not sure this is a good idea.
>>  
>>  I agree, and actually, long ago, we reached a consensus that
>>  we should not display that string in mode-line.

> How about the patch below which gets rid of the "Encoded-kbd" string
> and uses define-minor-mode.  There's just one thing fishy:
> what is that (put 'encoded-kbd-mode 'permanent-local t) doing there ?
> That variable doesn't seem to be made buffer-local.  Is the permanent-local
> added just for "in case someone makes it buffer-local" ?

Perhaps, but I don't remember well, sorry.

Anyway, in some situation, it may be useful to make it
buffer-local in some buffer, and toggle-off Encoded-kbd mode
in the buffer that doens't need, for instance, Japanese
input, but need M-... handling.

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Ken'ichi HANDA
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