GNU bug report logs - #16155
electric indent gripes

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: rms <at> gnu.org

Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:49:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 16156

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 16155 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: 16155 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16155: 24.3.50;
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 14:50:23 -0500

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    > and the documentation of `newline' should explain how to easily turn
    > this off.

    The docstring does mention the indentation behavior, with a link to
    electric-indent-mode.

I see it does -- but I did not notice that part when I looked at it.
It doesn't clearly tell people what to do to avoid this.

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