GNU bug report logs - #4198
23.1.50; There should be a way to set variable-pitch-mode that is safe for file-local variables block

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Message #25 received at 4198 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: James Cloos <cloos <at> jhcloos.com>
Cc: 4198 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4198: 23.1.50; There should be a way to set variable-pitch-mode that is safe for file-local variables block
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:09:18 -0400

> Stefan> Why not
> Stefan> -*- mode: variable-pitch -*-

> It seems like I must have tested that and dismissed it for some reason
> back when I first added the eval.  I did not think to try that again
> before reporting, though.

> That said, it is still not usable; with it, the major mode is always
> fundamental, not what the filename or contents would otherwise set.

Use a local variables block:

Local Variables:
mode: variable-pitch
End:

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