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24.0.50; doc for define-minor-mode: specify ARG

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#6335: 24.0.50; doc for define-minor-mode: specify ARG
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:54:43 -0400

> (cond ((integer arg) (if (> arg 0) do-foo do-fa))
>       ((consp arg) ...)
>       (arg ...)
>       (t ...))

I do not want to support this.
 
> The doc should also state clearly that the _raw prefix argument_ is used
> as ARG interactively.

It's not the case.

> Programmers can then take advantage of that fact also.  Knowing this,
> they can easily define a minor-mode command that lets users pass
> a significant value via a prefix arg.
 
And I don't want to support this either.

If people want to write functions that behave somewhat like minor modes
but with slightly different calling conventions, they can do that just
fine with `defun'.


        Stefan

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