GNU bug report logs - #8589
23.3.50; Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully per-file without switching off global-whitespace-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>

Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:41:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Merged with 8590

Found in version 23.3.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

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From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.3.50; Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully per-file without
	switching off global-whitespace-mode
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:39:51 +0100

On 29 April 2011 21:21, Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org> wrote:
> I use global-whitespace-mode, but sometimes it’s not convenient. It
> would be nice to switch it off e.g. in directory-local or file-local
> variables, but setting whitespace-mode: nil there doesn’t work as
> global-whitespace-mode is still active.

Sorry, it looks like I made a mistake here, as switching off
whitespace-mode in an individual buffer without switching off
global-whitespace-mode does indeed seem to work.

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Merged 8589 8590. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Mon, 02 May 2011 20:10:04 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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Message #10 received at 8589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
Cc: 8589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8589: 23.3.50;
	Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully per-file without switching off
	global-whitespace-mode
Date: Tue, 03 May 2011 22:07:36 -0400

Reuben Thomas wrote:

> Sorry, it looks like I made a mistake here, as switching off
> whitespace-mode in an individual buffer without switching off
> global-whitespace-mode does indeed seem to work.

So can this be closed?
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From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 8589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8589: 23.3.50; Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully
	per-file without switching off global-whitespace-mode
Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 07:32:43 +0100

On 4 May 2011 03:07, Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> wrote:
> Reuben Thomas wrote:
>
>> Sorry, it looks like I made a mistake here, as switching off
>> whitespace-mode in an individual buffer without switching off
>> global-whitespace-mode does indeed seem to work.
>
> So can this be closed?

Yup, sorry for the noise.

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Added tag(s) notabug. Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 04 May 2011 22:36:01 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
bug closed, send any further explanations to 8589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org and Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org> Request was from Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> to control <at> debbugs.gnu.org. (Wed, 04 May 2011 22:36:02 GMT) Full text and rfc822 format available.
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