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changeset 43677:8d02880abeaa
(Major Modes): Explain major mode functions, how they work, and how
long the effect lasts.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Sun, 03 Mar 2002 20:27:25 +0000 |
| parents | 48171c57082c |
| children | 402411174ef9 |
| files | lispref/modes.texi |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lispref/modes.texi Sun Mar 03 20:11:42 2002 +0000 +++ b/lispref/modes.texi Sun Mar 03 20:27:25 2002 +0000 @@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ @cindex Fundamental mode Major modes specialize Emacs for editing particular kinds of text. -Each buffer has only one major mode at a time. +Each buffer has only one major mode at a time. For each major mode +there is a function to switch to that mode in the current buffer; its +name should end in @samp{-mode}. These functions work by setting +buffer-local variable bindings and other data associated with the +buffer, such as a local keymap. The effect lasts until you switch +to another major mode in the same buffer. The least specialized major mode is called @dfn{Fundamental mode}. This mode has no mode-specific definitions or variable settings, so each