GNU bug report logs - #1153
default for comment-style not very good

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From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: default for comment-style not very good
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:24:02 -0700 (PDT)

`comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple.  

This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character
comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment.
For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of
commenting.  Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of
commenting.  Hence this version should not be the default, a more
appropriate default would be 'indent.

Message #8 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 1153 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1153: default for comment-style not very good
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:17:42 -0400

> `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple.  

> This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character
> comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment.
> For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of
> commenting.  Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of
> commenting.  Hence this version should not be the default, a more
> appropriate default would be 'indent.

Agreed.


        Stefan

Message #16 received at 1153 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 1153 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1153: default for comment-style not very good
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:01:52 -0700 (PDT)

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

  > > `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple.  
  > 
  > > This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character
  > > comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment.
  > > For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of
  > > commenting.  Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of
  > > commenting.  Hence this version should not be the default, a more
  > > appropriate default would be 'indent.
  > 
  > Agreed.

OK to make that change then?

Message #21 received at 1153-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 1153-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1153: default for comment-style not very good
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:24:01 -0800 (PST)

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

  > >> > > `comment-style' defaults to indent-or-triple.  
  > >> > > This makes a difference only for modes that use a single character
  > >> > > comment syntax, comment-region will use three characters to comment.
  > >> > > For modes like assembly, shell, perl, etc this is very unusual way of
  > >> > > commenting.  Even for elisp, triple ; is not the most used way of
  > >> > > commenting.  Hence this version should not be the default, a more
  > >> > > appropriate default would be 'indent.
  > >> > Agreed.
  > >> OK to make that change then?
  > > Ping...
  > 
  > Fine by me.
  > 
  > 
  >         Stefan

Thanks.

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