GNU bug report logs - #71404
30.0.50; [WISHLIST] string-edit-mode should allow changing major mode

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From: Nicholas Vollmer <nv <at> parenthetic.dev>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: 30.0.50; [WISHLIST] string-edit-mode should allow changing
 major mode
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:27:58 -0400

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Nicholas Vollmer <nv <at> parenthetic.dev> writes:

> Nicholas Vollmer <nv <at> parenthetic.dev> writes:
>
> Attached is a proof-of-concept patch which addresses bugs 
> #71404, #71405, and
> #71406 I'll take care of that if/when the design is agreed upon.
>
> The patch rewrites string-edit-mode as a minor mode.
> It utilizes an overlay for the edit prompt (to persist across 
> major mode
> changes) and prevents the prompt separator from being deleted.
> It persists the buffer-local editing data so that the major mode 
> can be changed
> and the edit can still be completed.
> It uses #'ignore as the default abort function if none is 
> provided.

Sorry. Forgot to attach patch.
Attached here.

[0001-lisp-textmodes-string-edit.el-refactor-as-minor-mode.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

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