GNU bug report logs - #18992
24.4; describe-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>

Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 09:18:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, wontfix

Found in version 24.4

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 18992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>, Tassilo
 Horn <tsdh <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 18992 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#18992: 24.4; describe-mode
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 08:35:52 -0800 (PST)

> What about mentioning the variable at stake, i.e. "major-mode: "
> resp. "minor-mode: " in format-function?
> As said, repeating the rather arbitrary mode-line string doesn't
> contribute, is confusing.

There is no variable `minor-mode'.  And users can find out about 
`major-mode' elsewhere.
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