GNU bug report logs - #6276
Could indent-tabs-mode etc be made minor modes?

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 17:02:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #11 received at 6276 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
	"'Lennart Borgman'" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 6276 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#6276: Could indent-tabs-mode etc be made minor modes?
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 14:08:24 -0700

> > (define-minor-mode indent-tabs-mode "test" :global t
> >   :variable indent-tabs-mode)
> 
> I'd rather keep the :variable uses to a minimum.
> In the case of indent-tabs-mode, maybe the better course of 
> action is to move `indent-to' and `indent-tabs-mode' from C to Lisp.

However you decide to do it, please make sure that this, in many people's
.emacs, still works (across versions):

(setq-default indent-tabs-mode nil)
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