GNU bug report logs - #15478
cc-mode does not obey electric-indent-mode

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Packages: cc-mode, emacs;

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

Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 18:12:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #53 received at 15478 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 15478 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15478: cc-mode does not obey electric-indent-mode
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:15:14 +0300

Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:
> Experience from python-mode says: better keep electric-stuff and common indent apart.
>
> Being aware new users might be attracted by these shiny and useful features, for Emacs beginners
> a lot of surprises may result.
>
> IMHO that's part of the "steep learning curve", Emacs is often blamed of - too much electric stuff for beginners.
>
> Rather tell at README and Info what to activate once it works.

I have no strong opinion about how cc-mode should work, but having to
search the documentation (or Internet) and manually enable features
users may take for granted in other editors is arguably a bigger part of
Emacs's "steep leaning curve".
This bug report was last modified 11 years and 91 days ago.

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