Re: BUG in scroll-lock-mode?

[Ralf Angeli]

* Leo (2007-06-07) writes:

> ----- Ralf Angeli (2007-06-07) wrote:-----
>
>> Scroll Lock mode is a buffer-local minor mode, so your command will not
>> enable it globally.  You can enable it via a hook.  For example, if you
>> wanted the mode to be activated when browsing info files, you could do
>> this with something like (add-hook 'Info-mode-hook 'scroll-lock-mode).
>
> Is it a good idea to make it a global minor mode?

Personally I would not find this useful, since I usually want to use
scroll locking only in specific buffers or a specific class of buffers,
e.g. in buffers with Info mode or View mode.  If people think a global
toggle would be useful, one could add something like
`global-scroll-lock-mode'.

-- 
Ralf