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23.0.94; Please autoload command text-scale-mode

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 23.0.94; Please autoload command text-scale-mode
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:32:22 -0700

Subject line says it all. You cannot do `M-x text-scale-mode' in
virgin session.
 

In GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-05-24 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (3.4)'
 

Message #10 received at 3582 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 3582 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#3582: 23.0.94; Please autoload command text-scale-mode
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:07:54 -0400

> Subject line says it all.  You cannot do `M-x text-scale-mode' in
> virgin session.
 
I can't think of any reason why you'd want to do that, so I presume you
bumped into this problem while doing something slightly different.
Could you explain what you were trying to do, so we can put a better
comment explaining the reason for the autoload cookie?


        Stefan

Message #15 received at 3582 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: <3582 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: bug#3582: 23.0.94; Please autoload command text-scale-mode
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:33:25 -0700

> > You cannot do `M-x text-scale-mode' in virgin session.
>  
> I can't think of any reason why you'd want to do that, so I 
> presume you
> bumped into this problem while doing something slightly different.
> Could you explain what you were trying to do, so we can put a better
> comment explaining the reason for the autoload cookie?

No special reason. Just testing some other code. Wanted to check the mode var
(used by that code), which was undefined, so I tried to turn on the mode
(without changing text-scale-mode-amount).

Yes, I could have done that in other ways, but why not let someone turn on the
mode using `M-x'? No, it's not a _need_ - users will typically use
`text-scale-adjust' or `text-scale-(in|de)crease' to turn on/off the mode.

It's OK with me if you decide not to do this. (I don't have a feeling for the
cost of an extra autoload.)

Message #20 received at 3582-done <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: <3582-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#3582: 23.0.94; Please autoload command text-scale-mode
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:12:29 -0400

> No special reason. Just testing some other code. Wanted to check the mode var
> (used by that code), which was undefined, so I tried to turn on the mode
> (without changing text-scale-mode-amount).

> Yes, I could have done that in other ways, but why not let someone
> turn on the mode using `M-x'? No, it's not a _need_ - users will
> typically use `text-scale-adjust' or `text-scale-(in|de)crease' to
> turn on/off the mode.

I see, then I think I'd rather leave it non-autoloaded for now: it's
just an internal major mode, really.


        Stefan

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