From unknown Wed Jun 18 23:13:47 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#8590 <8590@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#8590 <8590@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 23.3.50; Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully per-file without switching off global-whitespace-mode Reply-To: bug#8590 <8590@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:13:47 +0000 retitle 8590 23.3.50; Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully per-file witho= ut switching off global-whitespace-mode reassign 8590 emacs submitter 8590 Reuben Thomas severity 8590 normal tag 8590 notabug thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Apr 29 16:48:05 2011 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 29 Apr 2011 20:48:05 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubc-0002o8-Hv for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:48:05 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubZ-0002nc-V6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:48:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubR-0007Nq-3S for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:47:56 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]:55439) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubR-0007Nm-1q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:47:53 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:59307) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubP-0001oG-9m for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:47:53 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubK-0007Mo-I0 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:47:51 -0400 Received: from exprod7ob117.obsmtp.com ([64.18.2.5]:52452) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QFubK-0007MT-5s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:47:46 -0400 Received: from mail-wy0-f180.google.com ([74.125.82.180]) (using TLSv1) by exprod7ob117.postini.com ([64.18.6.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKTbsj78FgdD9ZWzPI5vaWPTKfa89Z5+vw@postini.com; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:47:44 PDT Received: by mail-wy0-f180.google.com with SMTP id 26so3141504wyj.25 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:47:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.5.194 with SMTP id 44mr1090306wel.55.1304108516313; Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:21:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from canta (87-194-87-241.bethere.co.uk [87.194.87.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id t11sm1532118wes.17.2011.04.29.13.21.54 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 29 Apr 2011 13:21:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Reuben Thomas To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 23.3.50; Cannot modify whitespace-mode usefully per-file without switching off global-whitespace-mode Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:21:53 +0100 Message-ID: <87r58kyfj2.fsf@sc3d.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.17 X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) I use global-whitespace-mode, but sometimes it=E2=80=99s 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=E2=80=99t work as global-whitespace-mode is still active. Hence as soon as I have a single buffer I don=E2=80=99t want to edit in whitespace-mode I have to turn off global-whitespace-mode, which means that any new buffers I open don=E2=80= =99t get whitespace-mode turned on. I=E2=80=99m a bit puzzled as to why global-whitespace-mode exists at all: w= hy doesn=E2=80=99t whitespace-mode just work like, for example, indent-tabs-mo= de? This I can turn on or off globally, and easily customize per-buffer. 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