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Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace


From: Karl Chen
Subject: Re: python-mode (python.el): python-backspace
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:19:47 -0700
User-agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux)

There could be a python electric minor mode.

Is any sort of "global electric" customization/variable that tells
packages to turn on some default level of electricity?  I tend to
turn on all the automatic stuff, but I could see other people that
would prefer them all off.



>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
    Richard> 
    Richard> It is not a good thing for a major mode to redefine
    Richard> DEL or Backspace so drastically, because that breaks
    Richard> a general convention that is supposed to be universal
    Richard> in Emacs.  It is ok to have an option to do this, but
    Richard> it should not be the default.
    Richard> 
    Richard> The default should be to delete one character
    Richard> backwards, one way or another.
    Richard> 
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Karl 2004-05-17 23:16





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