branch: master
commit d94c8beded672e7ba66e75d9820dad7c28f33a3b
Author: viritrilbia <viritrilbia>
Commit: viritrilbia <viritrilbia>
* FAQ: Added question about end delimiter.
---
FAQ | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+)
diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 10ab769..0fab300 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ emacs mode or function. He does think, however, that `Mmm'
looks
rather ugly, although that is how SourceForge insists on capitalizing
the name of the mailing list.
+
* How do I get rid of that ugly gray background color?
Put the following line in your Emacs initialization file:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ are two reasons it's there by default:
more help by setting the above variable to 2, in which case regions
will get a background color according to their function.
+
* I typed `<%' (or other delimiter) but I'm still in the wrong mode.
MMM Mode isn't that smart yet. You have to tell it explicitly to
@@ -43,6 +45,26 @@ the need to type the delimiters as well as the need to
reparse the
block: type `C-c % h' for a list of available insertion commands for
current submode class(es).
+
+* Why is the first character of the end delimiter in the submode region?
+
+It isn't. When your cursor looks like it is over that character, it
+is actually *before* that character and therefore inside the submode
+region. You can check that the offending character does not have the
+background highlight--that is, if you haven't set the decoration level
+to 0. For example, in the following text (where -!- represents the
+cursor position)
+
+ print <<END_TEXT;
+ here is some text
+ -!-END_TEXT
+
+The 'E' at the beginning of the END_TEXT line is not actually part of
+the submode region. But with the cursor as indicated (that is, the
+box is blinking over the `E' which follows the actual cursor
+position), Emacs is in text-mode.
+
+
* Why won't MMM Mode work with `foo-mode'?
Foo-mode probably has extra variables or states that need to be set
@@ -54,6 +76,7 @@ Either way, please contact the maintainer or the mailing list
when
(if) you find something that works, so that in the future, folks can
use MMM Mode and foo-mode together more easily.
+
* I'm getting an emacs error, what did I do wrong?
Most likely nothing. MMM Mode is still more or less alpha software
@@ -78,6 +101,7 @@ point out errors, but only with your init code and a
backtrace.
while loading emacs, invoke emacs with the `--debug-init' (Emacs)
or `-debug-init' (XEmacs) switch.
+
* Will MMM Mode work with (Emacs 19 / XEmacs 20 / XEmacs 21 / etc...)?
MMM Mode is designed for FSF Emacs 20 and works best there, but it can
@@ -95,6 +119,7 @@ list, but success is not guaranteed.
MMM Mode will support Emacs 21 as soon as possible. It appears to
work relatively well already, but extensive testing has not been done.
+
* XEmacs says `Symbol's function definition is void: make-indirect-buffer'.
You probably used FSF Emacs to compile MMM as it is the one used by
@@ -112,6 +137,7 @@ compiled MMM Mode for the wrong emacs, but can never hurt.
The exact
error message this problem produces may change with newer versions of
MMM Mode; always be sure you have compiled for the correct emacsen.
+
* You haven't answered my question; how can I get more help?
At the MMM Mode web site, <http://mmm-mode.sourceforge.net>, there is
