Re: [emacs-wiki-discuss] muse-mode-auto-p

[Trent Buck]

Jim Ottaway <address@hidden> writes:

> In order to retain the old automatic mode guessing, I put
>
> (setq muse-file-extension nil)
> (setq muse-mode-auto-p t)
>
> in my configuration.  This doesn't work, of course, since
> muse-mode-maybe is only added to find-file-hooks through customize.
> For those who are customize-averse, as I am, perhaps this should be
> noted in the documentation for muse-mode-auto-p; something like:
>
> "If non-nil, automagically determine when Muse mode should be activated.
>
> Setting this variable outside of customize will not have any
> effect. If you want to have automagical muse-mode activation and don't
> want to use customize, add `muse-mode-maybe' to `find-file-hooks'
> manually."

Alternatively you can setq the auto-mode variable before requiring muse.

> [that would be `find-file-hook' for emacsen >= 22.1].
>
> I also initially set muse-file-extension to "", thinking that it
> should be a string, but that is not the case since one then gets a
> period appended to all files.  Perhaps this should also be noted:
>
> "File extension of Muse files.  Omit the period at the beginning.
>
> Set to nil if you want no default file extension for muse files."

Agreed.

-- 
Trent Buck, Student Errant