GNU bug report logs - #7177
Global minor modes might tell there is a variable in the doc string

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 17:38:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Merged with 5029

Fixed in version 27.1

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

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From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 7177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7177: Global minor modes might tell there is a variable in the doc string
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 04:17:44 +0200

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 23:26, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:
> Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Global minor modes might tell there is a corresponding customizable
>> variable in the doc string.
>>
>> I think especially new users would benefit from that.
>
> Do (new) users really need to know that?  To switch the minor modes off
> and on, you don't really need to be aware that there are variables that
> correspond to the minor modes.

Yes, you do because you can not customize (i.e. turn them on by
default) them otherwise.
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