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special-mode doc string clarification

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* lisp/simple.el (special-mode): Make the doc string explain what
special modes are for (bug#37787).
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Hong Xu 2019-10-19 10:43:37 +02:00 • committed by Lars Ingebrigtsen
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@ -474,7 +474,10 @@ Other major modes are defined by comparison with this one."
(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. These modes usually use read-only buffers."
(setq buffer-read-only t))
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