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diff --git a/doc/lispref/modes.texi b/doc/lispref/modes.texi index abc12546410..ce7727b87eb 100644 --- a/doc/lispref/modes.texi +++ b/doc/lispref/modes.texi @@ -1826,6 +1826,11 @@ starts, for example by providing a @code{:require} keyword. Use @code{:group @var{group}} in @var{keyword-args} to specify the custom group for the mode variable of the global minor mode. +By default, the buffer-local minor mode variable that says whether the +mode is switched on or off is the same as the name of the mode itself. +Use @code{:variable @var{variable}} if that's not the case--some minor +modes use a different variable to store this state information. + Generally speaking, when you define a globalized minor mode, you should also define a non-globalized version, so that people can use (or disable) it in individual buffers. This also allows them to disable a |