Any non-nil value for a minor mode _variable_ is supposed to indicate
an enabled mode. It would appear that this includes the value 0 and
negative values. But currently, when set through Custom, such values
disable the mode.
I believe that it is definitely better to use `t' to enable a minor
mode by default through Custom than a random non-nil value like 0.
Otherwise Custom might get confused if something "simplifies" the
non-nil value to `t', as I believe `define-minor-mode' does. On the
other hand, it is clearly documented that any non-nil value of the
variable indicates an enabled mode.
I can install the following patch, if we want to change this:
===File ~/custom.el-diff====================================
*** custom.el 05 Mar 2005 21:27:39 -0600 1.81
--- custom.el 08 Apr 2005 22:22:22 -0500
***************
*** 841,848 ****
this sets the local binding in that buffer instead."
(if custom-local-buffer
(with-current-buffer custom-local-buffer
! (funcall variable (or value 0)))
! (funcall variable (or value 0))))
(defun custom-quote (sexp)
"Quote SEXP iff it is not self quoting."
--- 841,848 ----
this sets the local binding in that buffer instead."
(if custom-local-buffer
(with-current-buffer custom-local-buffer
! (funcall variable (if value 1 0)))
! (funcall variable (if value 1 0))))
(defun custom-quote (sexp)
"Quote SEXP iff it is not self quoting."
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