GNU bug report logs - #4102
23.1.50; recentf-mode nil but toggles

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Xah Lee" <xah <at> xahlee.org>

Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:15:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

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From: Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodgers <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#4102: 23.1.50; recentf-mode nil but toggles
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:05:52 -0600

Xah Lee wrote:
>>> With prefix argument arg, turn on if positive, otherwise off.
>>
>> It's not clear whether nil is positive or negative.

It seems clear to me that nil is not positive, so the "otherwise"
condition holds.

> Thanks. That's interesting.
> 
> Can the doc adds a warning like:
> 
> The argument should be a integer. Do not use t or nil.

Do not use `supercalifragilisticexpialidocious' either.

How about: Use nil to toggle the mode on or off.

-- 
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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