[bug-recutils] LinuxMint 17.1 Mate - old version rec-mode

[Charles Millar]

Hello Jose,

After more than a year I am finally getting back to rec-mode. I 
previously had it set up with Cygwin on a windows vista machine

I now have it set up on two machines - one an old e-machines running 
Jessie, emacs 24.4.1, rec-mode.el copyright 2009-2014; the other is a 
dual boot with LinuxMint, 17.1 Mate, 64 bit, emacs 24.3.1; the 
rec-mode.el copyright 2009, 2010, 2011

With the LinuxMint rec-mode.el version, in my .emacs file I had to add 
(setq rec-open-mode 'edit) to my rec-mode setup; otherwise only 
navigation is allowed, i.e. no editing  a .rec file.

In both rec-mode.el versions the default defcustom rec-open-mode is 
'navigation.

I have searched the bug and help lists and on Savannah I checked the 
release notes for 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7. Did some code change between 2011 
and 2014? Is this a bug? Or should I look to my .emacs files, which, as 
far as I can tell, are the same (except for a couple of load-paths)

Thanks again for rec-mode

Charlie Millar