# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1029443525 0
# Node ID 56bbdfd751430c94d86ce6b538d7f77c2b8342f7
# Parent  861d4dd87bd70f9c380f7d9ae1c4a4adf6a96371
Mention define-generic-mode.

diff -r 861d4dd87bd7 -r 56bbdfd75143 lispref/modes.texi
--- a/lispref/modes.texi	Thu Aug 15 20:31:03 2002 +0000
+++ b/lispref/modes.texi	Thu Aug 15 20:32:05 2002 +0000
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@
 parent argument, since it automatically enforces the most important
 coding conventions for you.
 
+@findex define-generic-mode
+  For a very simple programming language major mode that handles
+comments and fontification, you can use @code{define-generic-mode}
+in @file{generic.el}.
+
   Rmail Edit mode offers an example of changing the major mode
 temporarily for a buffer, so it can be edited in a different way (with
 ordinary Emacs commands rather than Rmail commands).  In such cases, the