From 2419927e05757fd985185e34fcc7535404a8eda0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:20:15 +0000 Subject: (Major Mode Conventions): Fundamental mode is exception. --- lispref/modes.texi | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'lispref') diff --git a/lispref/modes.texi b/lispref/modes.texi index cfa9e90d79..6eba02d5a0 100644 --- a/lispref/modes.texi +++ b/lispref/modes.texi @@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ Fundamental mode. Rmail mode is a complicated and specialized mode. The code for existing major modes follows various coding conventions, including conventions for local keymap and syntax table initialization, global names, and hooks. Please follow these conventions when you -define a new major mode. +define a new major mode. (Fundamental mode is an exception to many +of these conventions, because its definition is to present the global +state of Emacs.) This list of conventions is only partial, because each major mode should aim for consistency in general with other Emacs major modes. -- cgit v1.2.3