Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-05-01 Thread Lute Kamstra
Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Similar defining macros use unquoted symbols too. To be backward >compatible, quoting the symbol is still allowed. > > Then the original text is OK. I just thought that it _had_ to be > [un]quoted, as in most macros. > > For s

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-05-01 Thread Richard Stallman
Similar defining macros use unquoted symbols too. To be backward compatible, quoting the symbol is still allowed. Then the original text is OK. I just thought that it _had_ to be [un]quoted, as in most macros. For simplicity and consistency, we should document it as using

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-04-29 Thread Luc Teirlinck
>From my previous reply: I just thought that it _had_ to be quoted, as in most macros. I of course meant unquoted. Sincerely, Luc. ___ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-04-29 Thread Luc Teirlinck
Lute Kamstra wrote: Similar defining macros use unquoted symbols too. To be backward compatible, quoting the symbol is still allowed. Then the original text is OK. I just thought that it _had_ to be quoted, as in most macros. Sincerely, Luc. ___

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-04-29 Thread Lute Kamstra
Luc Teirlinck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Lute Kamstra wrote: > > This macro creates a new generic mode. The argument @var{mode} is > the name of the command for the generic mode; it need not be quoted. > > "Name" sounds like a string. "need not" sounds like it is up to the > user whether

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-04-28 Thread Luc Teirlinck
Lute Kamstra wrote: This macro creates a new generic mode. The argument @var{mode} is the name of the command for the generic mode; it need not be quoted. "Name" sounds like a string. "need not" sounds like it is up to the user whether he quotes it or not. Is this really correct or is it t

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-04-28 Thread Lute Kamstra
Richard Stallman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Shall I document define-generic-mode in lispref/modes.texi? I think > its own node "Generic Modes", right after the node "Derived Modes", > would be appropriate. > > You can try drafting something, and I will tell you what I think of > it

Re: Documenting define-generic-mode.

2005-04-23 Thread Richard Stallman
Shall I document define-generic-mode in lispref/modes.texi? I think its own node "Generic Modes", right after the node "Derived Modes", would be appropriate. You can try drafting something, and I will tell you what I think of it. ___ Emacs