GNU bug report logs - #19693
24.4; A possible typo in description of 'delete-selection-mode' variable

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Mark Karpov <markkarpov <at> opmbx.org>

Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:47:03 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.4

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Mark Karpov <markkarpov <at> opmbx.org>
To: 19693 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19693: Further information
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:35:37 +0600

I'm sorry if it's not really a bug. After some testing I understood that
functions (something-mode ARG) when called from Lisp, enable
corresponding mode if ARG is omitted, if it's NIL, and even if it's not
NIL (some people use (something-mode t) to enable the such a
actually). So, it's quite strange: almost any argument or its absence
enables the mode, but to disable it one must use negative number. It
would be more logical if T would enable the mode and NIL would disable
it.

Best,

-- Mark
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