Re: Specifying mode in file variables trouble

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote:
> I got a question about specifying a multi major mode in a file like this
> 
>   <?php // -*- mode: nxhtml-mumamo -*-
> 
> This fails with
> 
>   Ignoring unknown mode `nxhtml-mumamo-mode'
> 
> Could we please compensate for this optimization ... ;-)
> 
> In other words: Emacs adds "-mode". That is frustrating, but can of
> course not be changed. However if Emacs finds that this fails, can it
> then check for just the given "symbol"?
> 
> That would allow the example above to work, and it would also help all
> users that fail to notice this little twist in the manual. (I know I was
> hit by this myself when I tried setting the mode this way.)

Forgot to add a link to the question I recieved:

  https://answers.launchpad.net/nxhtml/+question/45721