Re: describe-mode's treatment of minor-modes is annoying

[Thien-Thi Nguyen]

Peter Whaite <address@hidden> writes:

   inline the description of its corresponding mode rather than
   displaying it in another buffer?

reading this reminds me of similar presentation style, using
outline, for buffer-local variables, as implemented in:

 http://www.glug.org/people/ttn/software/ttn-pers-elisp/dist/
        lisp/low-stress/print-buffer-local-variables.el

it seems to me for a flat set of items numbering less than 100
(such as buffer-local variables, or contemporaneous major/minor
modes), outline as top-level presentation format is ideal.
particular outline style as well as what to do w/ each item --
hiding, hyperlinking, further decoration -- can be considered as
separate questions.

thi