Re: 23.0.50; `mode-name' variable docs out of date WRT features

[Miles Bader]

Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
> > But this value doesn't work everywhere.  There are files (bookmark.el
> > is one) that expect the value to be a string, as the manual says.
>
> > Stefan, could you redo that differently, then ack?
>
> No, it'd be a step backward.

Er, but the documentation _does_ say: "Pretty name of current buffer's
major mode (a string)." ... and presumably many coders have relied on
that description... what should they do?

-Miles

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