Mercurial > emacs
changeset 51794:8a7816e7f5bd
(Minor Mode Conventions): Specify only some kinds
of list values as args to minor modes.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
|---|---|
| date | Mon, 07 Jul 2003 20:49:02 +0000 |
| parents | ccbf5ac3316d |
| children | cd4ac91f52c9 |
| files | lispref/modes.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/modes.texi Mon Jul 07 20:48:26 2003 +0000 +++ b/lispref/modes.texi Mon Jul 07 20:49:02 2003 +0000 @@ -864,11 +864,12 @@ Its job is to enable and disable the mode by setting the variable. The command should accept one optional argument. If the argument is -@code{nil}, it should toggle the mode (turn it on if it is off, and off -if it is on). Otherwise, it should turn the mode on if the argument is -a positive integer, a symbol other than @code{nil} or @code{-}, or a -list whose @sc{car} is such an integer or symbol; it should turn the -mode off otherwise. +@code{nil}, it should toggle the mode (turn it on if it is off, and +off if it is on). It should turn the mode on if the argument is a +positive integer, the symbol @code{t}, or a list whose @sc{car} is one +of those. It should turn the mode off if the argument is a negative +integer or zero, the symbol @code{-}, or a list whose @sc{car} is one +of those. The meaning of other arguments is not specified. Here is an example taken from the definition of @code{transient-mark-mode}. It shows the use of @code{transient-mark-mode} as a variable that enables or