deft-text-mode had uses that deft-extensions doesn't serve...

[pobocks]

So, my deft config was as follows: I used deft-file-extension to set the extention to .org, and then used deft-text-mode to trigger a custom minor mode that marked org buffers launched via deft as special.

I used this to do two things: it let me set up a toggle that would kill or bury all deft buffers at once, and second, so that I could inhibit the hook that cleans trailing whitespace.

Without a non-file-extension way to mark deft buffers, I can't think of an easy way to replicate this functionality. Would there be general interest in a PR restoring deft-text-mode for explicit use of attaching a minor mode to deft buffers? Or, alternately, a new variable for same?

[jrblevin]

I used to do something similar: My Deft files were all .txt files and so I had deft-text-mode set to markdown-mode. Otherwise, .txt files aren't special and just open in text-mode. With the new deft-extensions approach, I now accomplish this using an auto-mode-alist entry specifically for .txt files in my deft-directory (e.g., ~/deft/):

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("/deft/.*\\.txt\\'" . markdown-mode))

It seems like you could you do something similar with your special minor mode?

[pobocks]

That worked! Don't know why I didn't think of that ;-)

Thanks!

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I used to do something similar: My Deft files were all .txt files and so I
had deft-text-mode set to markdown-mode. Otherwise, .txt files aren't
special and just open in text-mode. With the new deft-extensions
approach, I now accomplish this using an auto-mode-alist entry
specifically for .txt files in my deft-directory (e.g., ~/deft/):

(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("/deft/.*.txt'" . markdown-mode))

It seems like you could you do something similar with your special minor
mode?

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[jrblevin]

Yes, well, I didn't think of it at first either, which is how deft-text-mode came to exist in the first place. I'm happy to retire it now after realizing that it was duplicating functionality. Happy to hear that worked.

[gnowoel]

Brilliant. Adding an auto-mode-alist entry is even better than the original deft-text-mode option, because the major mode for a note would always be consistent, no matter deft-mode is enabled or not.