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bug#37787: [PATCH] Update `special-mode' docstring.
From: |
Hong Xu |
Subject: |
bug#37787: [PATCH] Update `special-mode' docstring. |
Date: |
Wed, 16 Oct 2019 23:25:03 -0700 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
* lisp/simple.el (special-mode): Add more explanation for
`special-mode'.
---
lisp/simple.el | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index e44b877931b6..2548a176f0a9 100644
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ special-mode-map
(put 'special-mode 'mode-class 'special)
(define-derived-mode special-mode nil "Special"
- "Parent major mode from which special major modes should inherit."
+ "Parent major mode from which special major modes should inherit.
+A special major mode is intended to view specially formatted data
+rather than files. It is read-only and usually lightweight."
(setq buffer-read-only t))
;; Making and deleting lines.
--
2.20.1
- bug#37787: [PATCH] Update `special-mode' docstring.,
Hong Xu <=