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mode: for a minor mode should turn on, not toggle the mode

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (Emacs bug Tracking System)
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Subject: bug#4148 closed by Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> (Re:
 bug#4148: mode: for a minor mode should turn on, not toggle the mode)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:30:14 +0000

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#4148: mode: for a minor mode should turn on, not toggle the mode

It has been closed by Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>.

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
Cc: 4148-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4148: mode: for a minor mode should turn on, not toggle the mode
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:51:39 -0400

Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu> writes:

>   > I'm having trouble coming up with a test-case for testing this patch.
>   > Do you have one?
>
> Here's one:

Thanks.  I've checked in the patch.

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From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: mode: for a minor mode should turn on, not toggle the mode
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:05:26 -0700 (PDT)

A well known long standing problem:
using 
mode: SOME_MINOR_MODE

in a local variable section (or in .dir-locals.el) toggles the minor
mode, it should turn it on.

So if the user sets a hook to turn on the minor mode in her emacs, when
using a file that sets the same minor mode, the minor mode ends up being
disable.

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