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 #24 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: gnu-emacs-bug <at> moderators.isc.org
Subject: Re: bug#16155: 24.3.50;
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:19:24 -0500

>> It is a minor mode.  Called electric-indent-mode, and no enabled by default.
                                                         ^^
                                                         now
>> See NEWS.

> electric-indent-mode _is_ enabled by default in the current trunk.

Indeed, as mentioned in NEWS.

> Again, the question: why should `newline' indent when we've got the specific
> command `newline-and-indent'?

Because apparently most users like it.  You don't, so turn it off in
your ~/.emacs.


        Stefan
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