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>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 7177 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7177: Global minor modes might tell there is a variable in the doc string
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:26:02 +0200

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.

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