Helpful, thans.

[jronald]

<robert.thorpe@antenova.com> 
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> jronald wrote:
>> By consulting c-default-style in emacs's doc,
>> it says:
>>
>> c-default-style's value is
>> ((java-mode . "java")
>>  (other . "gnu"))
>>
>> but I'm editing a .cpp file.
>
> c-default-style is a CC mode variable.  CC mode deals with all
> langauges that are similar to C, such as Java, C++, C, and lots of
> other obscure langs.  When you see "c-mode" in a buffer it means that
> you're using a C mode that is internally part of CC-mode.
>
> As a result this variable can have values for every one of these
> programming languages.  For example, you can do:-
>
> (setq c-default-style "k&r") ;; Use kernigham & ritchie style for
> everything
> or specifying different styles for each mode that CC-mode controls..
> (setq c-default-style '((java-mode . "java") (c-mode . "gnu") (other .
> "whitesmith")))
>
> I think the name is rather confusing, it probably should be changed.
>