GNU bug report logs - #46979
Allow setting Man-default-entry via Local Variables

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2021 00:27:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

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Message #11 received at 46979 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 46979 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#46979: Allow setting Man-default-entry via Local Variables
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2021 22:09:07 +0800

>>>>> "EZ" == Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>> From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
>> <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
>> Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2021 07:18:12 +0800
>> 
>> Well wouldn't it be great if one could do e.g.,
>> 
>> # Local Variables:
>> # Man-default-entry: "crontab(5)"
>> # End:
>> 
>> in one's .crontab file...

EZ> IMO, it would make much more sense to derive that from the current
EZ> major-mode (in Man-default-man-entry).  Patches welcome.

OK, sounds good. But sometimes e.g., crontab mode is not in emacs
officially yet, so supplementing that should still be an option.
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