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(Derived Modes): Note that define-derive-mode sets the mode-class property.

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  It's often useful to define a new major mode in terms of an existing
one.  An easy way to do this is to use @code{define-derived-mode}.

@defmac define-derived-mode variant parent name docstring keyword-args@dots{} body@dots{}
This construct defines @var{variant} as a major mode command, using
@var{name} as the string form of the mode name.  @var{variant} and
@var{parent} should be unquoted symbols.

The new command @var{variant} is defined to call the function
@var{parent}, then override certain aspects of that parent mode:

In addition, you can specify how to override other aspects of
@var{parent} with @var{body}.  The command @var{variant}
evaluates the forms in @var{body} after setting up all its usual
overrides, just before running the mode hooks.

You can also specify @code{nil} for @var{parent}.  This gives the new
mode no parent.  Then @code{define-derived-mode} behaves as described
above, but, of course, omits all actions connected with @var{parent}.

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  It's often useful to define a new major mode in terms of an existing
one.  An easy way to do this is to use @code{define-derived-mode}.

@defmac define-derived-mode variant parent name docstring keyword-args@dots{} body@dots{}
This macro defines @var{variant} as a major mode command, using
@var{name} as the string form of the mode name.  @var{variant} and
@var{parent} should be unquoted symbols.

The new command @var{variant} is defined to call the function
@var{parent}, then override certain aspects of that parent mode:

In addition, you can specify how to override other aspects of
@var{parent} with @var{body}.  The command @var{variant}
evaluates the forms in @var{body} after setting up all its usual
overrides, just before running the mode hooks.

If @var{parent} has a non-@code{nil} @code{mode-class} symbol
property, then @code{define-derived-mode} sets the @code{mode-class}
property of @var{variant} to the same value.  This ensures, for
example, that if @var{parent} is a special mode, then @var{variant} is
also a special mode (@pxref{Major Mode Conventions}).

You can also specify @code{nil} for @var{parent}.  This gives the new
mode no parent.  Then @code{define-derived-mode} behaves as described
above, but, of course, omits all actions connected with @var{parent}.