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30.0.50; [WISHLIST] string-edit-mode should allow changing major mode

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From: Nicholas Vollmer <nv <at> parenthetic.dev>
To: 71404 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#71404: 30.0.50; [WISHLIST] string-edit-mode should allow changing major mode
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:53:47 -0400

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

> 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.
>
> [2. text/x-patch; 
> 0001-lisp-textmodes-string-edit.el-refactor-as-minor-mode.patch]...


Any thoughts here?

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