>> I of course understand why it would override them, but not why it
>> would set major-mode to `latex-mode' rather than to `LaTeX-mode'.
>>
>> In my opinion, LaTeX-mode is the AUCTeX major mode, while latex-mode
>> can be either, depending on the user's preference.
> You are confusing the value of the major-mode variable with the
> invocation.
No such confusion: I'm quite aware of the difference. I may be
misrepresenting things because looking at the current auctex CVS code
I can't see where LaTeX-mode is defined.
The variable `major-mode' *should* hold the function corresponding to this
invocation, so you can return to the current major mode by calling it.
It's used for C-h m for example, and probably by other things
(e.g. clone-buffer, maybe mmm-mode, some hacks to "temporarily switch major
mode", ...).
> The invocation "LaTeX-mode" installs latex-mode with
> AUCTeX keybindings, syntax tables, mode hooks and variables.
In my opinion, calling LaTeX-mode should install LaTeX-mode.
Calling latex-mode might either install latex-mode or LaTeX-mode depending
on the user's preference.
>> Indeed, as shown in my sample auctex-override.el you just have to
>> explicitly fmakunbound them before setting up the autoload. No
>> biggie, tho.
> Except that it makes it harder to have unload-feature restore the
> state previous to the loading.
Yes, but you can't rely on unload-feature restoring the previous state
anyway because it's broken, so it's not like it makes things worse.
Stefan
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