Re: [vile] backup-style in submode definition

[lists-vile]

It seems that for this particular setting it makes sense to have a global
value that is inherited unless explicitly set on a buffer?

For right now I've used the '+' command flag when running vile from mutt in
order to disable backups when sending mail.

On Sun, Apr 03, 2011 at 06:41:07PM -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Apr 2011, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> >I have a few settings that are executed when vile is entering the 'mail'
> >submode.  The following works fine.
> >
> >~with define-submode mail
> >   ts=8
> >   tabinsert
> >   wrapwords
> >~endwith
> >
> >If the backup-style is present, like so.
> >
> >~with define-submode mail
> >   backup-style=off
> >   ts=8
> >   tabinsert
> >   wrapwords
> >~endwith
> >
> >I receive the following error:
> >
> >[No match for 'backup-style']
> >[Illegal submode name: backup-style]
> >
> >How do I set the backup-style based on the submode definition?
> 
> backup-style is a global mode, while submodes only work for buffer-modes.
> 
> Whether a mode is global-, buffer-, or window- is related to how it's
> implemented in the code as well as the expected uses for it.
> 
> This particular case would be only a few lines of code to change.
> 
> Some of the global modes clearly have to be that way (for instance,
> the xterm-mouse mode, which would be difficult to switch on a per-buffer
> basis), while others are global because there's been no apparent reason
> to make them apply differently to different buffer types.
> 
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