Re: [Q] Re: xpm-mode patch

Removing -patches, with this post it becomes pure discussion. SY> Is this necessary? I agree that xpm-mode is ultra nifty, but SY> also it is very easy to set up in your ~/.xemacs/init.el to SY> load for *.xpm's as well. I think xpm used to be recognized by image-mode based on file magic. This went away because of the brokenness of image-mode. In general, I would "like" to see the auto-mode-alist wither away and die, but since I don't have an alternative to implement the functionality (but note: Ben's proposed merge may make it reasonable to implement file magic and turn auto-mode-alist into a hint), I don't object to adding xpm-mode now. -- Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Don't ask how you can "do" free software business; ask what your business can "do for" free software.