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Fundamental mode isn't fundamental enough.

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Message #95 received at 22564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: John Wiegley <jwiegley <at> gmail.com>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 22564 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#22564: Fundamental mode isn't fundamental enough.
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 18:50:27 -0800

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>>>>> Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de> writes:

>> It would therefore be against the spirit of fundamental mode to introduce
>> any mode-specific behaviour for it.

> I'd agree with that last paragraph.

> However, fundamental mode has had mode-specific indentation behaviour thrust
> upon it. You'd probably argue legalistically that once some indentation
> behaviour has been made a default, it's no longer mode-specific. I'd
> disagree with you.

I would rather that fundamental-mode be as non-magical as possible also.
Anything content-aware (like electric indentation) smacks of enriched behavior
over what is fundamental.

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