GNU bug report logs - #1527
scroll-bar-mode should use define-minor-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:15:04 UTC

Severity: minor

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: scroll-bar-mode should use define-minor-mode
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:43:24 -0400

Severity: minor

[ resent from
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2008-04/msg01951.html ]

>> | (scroll-bar-mode &optional flag)
>> | [...]
>> | With a numeric argument, if the argument is negative,
>> | turn off scroll bars; otherwise, turn on scroll bars.

> Actually, `(scroll-bar-mode 0)' does turn on the mode.

Does it?  Sounds like a bug.  Could someone make it use
define-minor-mode to avoid such inconsistency.


        Stefan
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