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diff --git a/lispref/tips.texi b/lispref/tips.texi index 482a21afd23..1e50f672d1d 100644 --- a/lispref/tips.texi +++ b/lispref/tips.texi @@ -113,8 +113,16 @@ alter the text in that buffer by hand. Modes such as Dired, Info, Compilation, and Occur redefine it in this way. @item -It is a bad idea to define aliases for the Emacs primitives. -Use the standard names instead. +When a package provides a modification of ordinary Emacs behavior, it is +good to include a command to enable and disable the feature, Provide a +command named @code{@var{whatever}-mode} which turns the feature on or +off, and make it autoload (@pxref{Autoload}). Design the package so +that simply loading it has no visible effect---that should not enable +the feature. Users will request the feature by invoking the command. + +@item +It is a bad idea to define aliases for the Emacs primitives. Use the +standard names instead. @item Redefining an Emacs primitive is an even worse idea. |