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Re: QUESTION: Emacs major-modes



Paul Johnson wrote:
> Question:  What is Fundamental mode so useful for that it's the default?

Fundamental mode is the basic underlying mode that all other
customized modes are built upon.  Text mode is a specialization of
fundamental mode for working with text.  c-mode is a customization of
fundamental mode for workwith C code.  Etc.  Being the fundamental
mode beneath the other modes gives it the name.

Fundamental mode has no customizations.  It is the basics only.  No
assumption that you are doing anything in particular.  The characters
you type in are there plain and simple.  No electric characters to do
anything in particular.  If you don't know if emacs is going to be
editing lisp, C, text or something completely different the best
default chosen was none of the above.

Bob

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