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Re: Using `buffer-face-mode' by default in major modes -- how customary?


From: Chong Yidong
Subject: Re: Using `buffer-face-mode' by default in major modes -- how customary?
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:01:45 +0800
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.95 (gnu/linux)

Bastien <address@hidden> writes:

> Org-mode uses `buffer-face-mode' by default.
>
> Some users are surprised to see the "BufMode" string in their
> modeline.  Is it customary for major modes to invoke
> `buffer-face-mode'?  Good or bad or neutral practice?

I'd say it's obnoxious.  If the user has specified a face that is good
for displaying default text, major modes should not muck with it.



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