GNU bug report logs - #8416
easy-mmode.el -- enhance define-minor-mode to define turn-on-* and turn-off-* functions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>

Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 13:43:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 23.2+1-7

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Jari Aalto <jari.aalto <at> cante.net>
Cc: 8416 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8416: easy-mmode.el -- enhance define-minor-mode to define turn-on-* and turn-off-* functions
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:46:03 -0400

Jari Aalto wrote:

> It would be nice if the define-minor-mode would also define functions:
>
>     turn-on-*
>     turn-off-*

You've proposed this kind of thing before, and it has been rejected.

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?msg=9;bug=4288

  "...I don't like the turn-on-* and turn-off-* functions: we have
  already the *-mode functions which should be plenty."

http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=7709#8

  "There is no need for it (and neither is there a need for
  turn-on-eldoc-mode). There is M-x eldoc-mode."
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