comparison lispref/modes.texi @ 65369:822218f80ae4

2005-09-08 Chong Yidong <[e-mail]> * locals.texi (Standard Buffer-Local Variables): Don't include mode variables for minor modes. Fix xrefs for buffer-display-count, buffer-display-table, buffer-offer-save, buffer-saved-size, cache-long-line-scans, enable-multibyte-characters, fill-column, header-line-format, left-fringe-width, left-margin, and right-fringe-width. * hooks.texi (Standard Hooks): All hooks should conform to the standard naming convention now. Fix xref for `echo-area-clear-hook'. * display.texi (Usual Display): Note that indicate-empty-lines and tab-width are buffer-local. * files.texi (Saving Buffers): Add xref to `Killing Buffers'. * modes.texi (Mode Help): Note that major-mode is buffer-local. * nonascii.texi (Encoding and I/O): Note that buffer-file-coding-system is buffer-local. * positions.texi (List Motion): Note that defun-prompt-regexp is buffer-local. * text.texi (Auto Filling): Note that auto-fill-function is buffer-local. (Undo): Note that buffer-undo-list is buffer-local. * windows.texi (Buffers and Windows): Document buffer-display-count.

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displays the documentation string of the major mode function.
(@xref{Accessing Documentation}.)
@end deffn

@defvar major-mode
This variable holds the symbol for the current buffer's major mode.
This symbol should have a function definition that is the command to
switch to that major mode.  The @code{describe-mode} function uses the
documentation string of the function as the documentation of the major
mode.
@end defvar

@node Derived Modes
@subsection Defining Derived Modes
@cindex derived mode

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displays the documentation string of the major mode function.
(@xref{Accessing Documentation}.)
@end deffn

@defvar major-mode
This buffer-local variable holds the symbol for the current buffer's
major mode.  This symbol should have a function definition that is the
command to switch to that major mode.  The @code{describe-mode}
function uses the documentation string of the function as the
documentation of the major mode.
@end defvar

@node Derived Modes
@subsection Defining Derived Modes
@cindex derived mode