From 5858d11fe51887751d659d250f86c9491adf1975 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 16:24:22 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] *** empty log message *** --- lispref/loading.texi | 2 +- lispref/modes.texi | 5 +++++ lispref/os.texi | 7 +++++-- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lispref/loading.texi b/lispref/loading.texi index ad08a1a1e7e..c53edbe77ec 100644 --- a/lispref/loading.texi +++ b/lispref/loading.texi @@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ autoloads for all files in the current directory. function-defining form or a @code{defcustom} form, it is copied verbatim. ``Function-defining forms'' include @code{define-skeleton}, @code{define-derived-mode}, @code{define-generic-mode} and -@code{easy-mmode-define-minor-mode} as well as @code{defun} and +@code{define-minor-mode} as well as @code{defun} and @code{defmacro}. To save space, a @code{defcustom} form is converted to a @code{defvar} in @file{loaddefs.el}, with some additional information if it uses @code{:require}. diff --git a/lispref/modes.texi b/lispref/modes.texi index 6f1c8878f4a..12686adac48 100644 --- a/lispref/modes.texi +++ b/lispref/modes.texi @@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Modes}). For example, Rmail Edit mode, which is in Text mode except that it provides two additional commands. Its definition is distinct from that of Text mode, but uses that of Text mode. + Even if the new mode is not an obvious derivative of any other mode, +it can be convenient to define it as a derivative of +@code{fundamental-mode}, so that @code{define-derived-mode} can +automatically enforce the most important coding conventions for you. + 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 diff --git a/lispref/os.texi b/lispref/os.texi index 6c698a55815..2086849e19a 100644 --- a/lispref/os.texi +++ b/lispref/os.texi @@ -57,8 +57,11 @@ it is started up is as follows: @enumerate @item -It adds subdirectories to @code{load-path}, by running the file -named @file{subdirs.el} in each directory that is listed. +It adds subdirectories to @code{load-path}, by running the file named +@file{subdirs.el} in each directory in the list. Normally this file +adds the directory's subdirectories to the list, and these will be +scanned in their turn. The files @file{subdirs.el} are normally +generated automatically by Emacs installation. @item It sets the language environment and the terminal coding system, -- 2.39.5