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Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode? |
Date: |
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:15:42 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.92 (gnu/linux) |
>>>> Isn't it the case that it works if the minor mode function
>>>> corresponding to the variable is autoloaded? Otherwise, IIRC you need
>>>> to add a :require to the definition of the minor mode.
>>
>>> Not really: if the global minor mode is autoloaded, then :require is
>>> a nuisance,
>>
>>> I don't follow. Could you explain why it is a nuisance?
>>
>> The :require thingy is a risk: if you move the definition of the mode to
>> another file, then the user's customizations will be broken (it happened
>> with global-font-lock-mode).
> I have lost my way here, but I did some tests to try to understand. If I use
> defcustom with a :set function this will be called when the elisp file is
> loaded. Why can't something similar be done for define-global-minor-mode
> also? It is a global mode and then :set is passed to defcustom, or?
I don't understand your question. What do you suggest exactly and for
what purpose?
> BTW should not the name be define-globalized-minor-mode as was
> suggested before?
I believe so, yes. Feel free to implement this change,
Stefan
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Johan Bockgård, 2007/01/02
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Chong Yidong, 2007/01/20
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Richard Stallman, 2007/01/21
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/21
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Richard Stallman, 2007/01/22
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/22
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Richard Stallman, 2007/01/23
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/23
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/01/23
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?,
Stefan Monnier <=
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/01/24
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/24
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/01/25
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/25
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/01/25
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Lennart Borgman (gmail), 2007/01/25
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/25
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Chong Yidong, 2007/01/27
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Stefan Monnier, 2007/01/25
- Re: How global is a define-global-minor-mode mode?, Richard Stallman, 2007/01/28