GNU bug report logs - #6871
Please make linum-mode per buffer, not per major mode

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:06:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
Cc: 6871 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6871: Please make linum-mode per buffer, not per major mode
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:20:34 +0200

>> I think such a change is acceptable (although the motivation of
>> multi-major-mode buffers might not be that compelling, since it
>> tends to lead to the idea that most/all minor-modes should be made
>> permanent-local), but we need a proper patch for it.

> Thats potentially a lot of overlays to persist in buffers which:

> - may not always be visible
> - may be visible but don't need the linum minor-mode behaviour
>   automatically persisted

It's relatively rare to use linum-mode and then to change major-mode.
So (until proven otherwise) it's a non-issue.


        Stefan
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