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Re: Major and minor modes
From: |
Narendra Joshi |
Subject: |
Re: Major and minor modes |
Date: |
Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:38:23 +0530 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux) |
Emanuel Berg <moasen@zoho.com> writes:
> Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>
>> A minor mode can be buffer-specific (local) or not
>> (global). Minor-mode key bindings override
>> major-mode key bindings.
>
> Good point. This goes against the intuition of some
> people who think what is bigger should be the boss,
> period.
>
> One can think of it like a compass needle. It works on
> the magneticism of Earth itself. However put a small
> magnet next to it, and it will override the entire
> planet! It is thoughtworthy.
Wow! This is an awesome analogy. I really like it. :)
> I suppose the "size" in this matter isn't the size
> alone but also the *proximity*, just like with Emacs
> major and minor modes, the minor mode being closer to
> the user...
--
Narendra Joshi
- RE: Major and minor modes, (continued)
- RE: Major and minor modes, Drew Adams, 2017/06/15
- Re: Major and minor modes, Jean-Christophe Helary, 2017/06/15
- RE: Major and minor modes, Drew Adams, 2017/06/15
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/16
- Re: Major and minor modes, Jean-Christophe Helary, 2017/06/16
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/16
- Re: Major and minor modes, Eli Zaretskii, 2017/06/16
- Re: Major and minor modes, Jean-Christophe Helary, 2017/06/16
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/16
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/14
- Re: Major and minor modes,
Narendra Joshi <=
- Re: Major and minor modes, Krishnakant, 2017/06/19
- Re: Major and minor modes, Krishnakant, 2017/06/14
- RE: Major and minor modes, Phillip Lord, 2017/06/14
Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/13
- Re: Major and minor modes, Héctor Lahoz, 2017/06/14
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/14
- Re: Major and minor modes, tomas, 2017/06/14
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/14
- Re: Major and minor modes, Emanuel Berg, 2017/06/14
- Re: Major and minor modes, tomas, 2017/06/14