GNU bug report logs - #15396
permanent-local truncate-lines

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:42:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.3

Fixed in version 27.1

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #12 received at 15396 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 15396 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15396: permanent-local truncate-lines
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 21:09:59 -0400

> FWIW, the manual says that "Permanent locals are appropriate for data
> pertaining to where the file came from or how to save it, rather than
> with how to edit the contents."

I think this makes a lot of sense for permanent-local settings made by
major-mode code.  But if the user calls M-x toggle-truncate-lines,
presumably it's because he finds the text to be more readable this way,
which will presumably still be the case after he changes major-mode.

IOW, maybe it's toggle-truncate-lines which should try and arrange for
the settings to survive a change of major-mode.


        Stefan
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