Re: modeline-string variables
Didier Verna wrote:
John Paul Wallington <jpw(a)shootybangbang.com> wrote:
> I noticed that lots of variables with "mode-line" in their names
> were aliases for variables with "modeline", and kinda assumed
> "modeline" was the preferred XEmacs term.
I seem to recall a discussion a long time ago about that,
but I can't honestly pretend I'm 100% sure which was the
preferred term. AFAICR, the idea was to follow GNU Emacs
convention that preferred mode-line at some point.
I think doing the same thing as GNU Emacs is good. I wonder whether
"modeline" usage tries to avoid having to define :tags for defcustom
forms, at least in part:
(defcustom foo-modeline-string " Foo"
"*String to display in the modeline when Foo mode is active."
:type 'string)
(defcustom bar-mode-line-string " Bar"
"*String to display in the modeline when Foo mode is active."
:type 'string)
Foo Modeline String: * Foo
[State]: this option is unchanged from its standard setting.
String to display in the modeline when Foo mode is active.
Bar Mode Line String: * Bar
[State]: this option is unchanged from its standard setting.
String to display in the modeline when Foo mode is active.
This could be read: Bar Mode, Line String.
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John Paul Wallington