3.21 Modes
3.21.2 Minor modes
The minor modes determine whether or not certain actions take place. Buffers may be in any number of minor modes. No command details are given here as they are covered in other sections of the manuals.
Minor modes available in the LispWorks editor are as follows:
- Overwrite mode. Each character that is typed overwrites an existing character in the text -- see "Overwriting" on page 50.
- Auto Fill mode. Lines are broken between words at the right hand margin automatically, so there is no need to type
Returnat the end of each line -- see "Filling" on page 54. - Abbrev mode. Allows abbreviation definitions to be expanded automatically -- see "Abbreviations" on page 80.
- Execute mode. Used by the Listener to make history commands available (see the Common LispWorks User Guide).