[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/lispref/modes.texi

[Richard M. Stallman]

Index: emacs/lispref/modes.texi
diff -c emacs/lispref/modes.texi:1.46 emacs/lispref/modes.texi:1.47
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--- emacs/lispref/modes.texi    Sun Mar  3 15:27:25 2002
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  @cindex Fundamental mode
  
    Major modes specialize Emacs for editing particular kinds of text.
! Each buffer has only one major mode at a time.
  
    The least specialized major mode is called @dfn{Fundamental mode}.
  This mode has no mode-specific definitions or variable settings, so each
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  @cindex Fundamental mode
  
    Major modes specialize Emacs for editing particular kinds of text.
! Each buffer has only one major mode at a time.  For each major mode
! there is a function to switch to that mode in the current buffer; its
! name should end in @samp{-mode}.  These functions work by setting
! buffer-local variable bindings and other data associated with the
! buffer, such as a local keymap.  The effect lasts until you switch
! to another major mode in the same buffer.
  
    The least specialized major mode is called @dfn{Fundamental mode}.
  This mode has no mode-specific definitions or variable settings, so each