GNU bug report logs - #19853
25.0.50; ElDoc is displayed whether eldoc-mode is enabled or not

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
To: Marcin Borkowski <mbork <at> mbork.pl>
Cc: 19853 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19853: eldoc-mode vs. global-eldoc-mode
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 15:25:05 +0200

On 03/20/2016 03:17 PM, Marcin Borkowski wrote:

> The fact that apparently this behavior is consistent with the docs, so
> it looks like a feature (though the intentions behind it remain
> mysterious to me).

Which docs? global-eldoc-mode's docstring says "Enable ‘eldoc-mode’ in 
all buffers where it’s applicable.", which is not what it does.

> Also, the fact that if at any point you or I decide
> that this is a bug indeed, reopening it can be done in 30 seconds.

Until enough time passes that it's archived and forgotten. It's clear 
that it's not high priority, but it still seems like something we'd want 
to fix.

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