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24.2.50; toggling read-only interactively: echo new state

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Message #14 received at 12460 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 12460 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#12460: 24.2.50;
	toggling read-only interactively: echo new state
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:44:54 -0700

> > And since you've now made `toggle-read-only' obsolete (though it is
> > still invoked by `C-x C-q' - see bug #12462), please make
> > `read-only-mode' echo the new state as well.  It too should provide
> > a Boolean arg or equivalent to control the display of the new-state
> > message from Lisp.
> 
> All minor modes follow the same rule and use `called-interactively-p'
> rather than an extra argument.  So if we want to change it it's in
> easy-mmode.el and will apply to all minor modes.

I see.  And I see that `read-only-mode' already does echo the new state when
invoked interactively.  I guess this can be closed - I'll do that.  But please
update the doc (bug #12462).

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