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Subject: Oh, No!! ("\\.xpm\\'" . image-mode)
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Steven L Baur wrote:

> The major new feature is image-mode.el from MORIOKA Tomohiko.
> Finally, C-x C-f something.jpg Does The Right Thing.

And now, C-x C-f something.xpm Does The Wrong Thing.

And I don't seem to be able to turn it off.

	(setq auto-mode-alist (remassoc "\\.xpm\\'" auto-mode-alist))

removes the .xpm entry from auto-mode-alist, but loading an xpm still
uses image-mode.

	(setq auto-mode-alist
	      (append '(("\\.xpm\\'" . fundamental-mode)) auto-mode-alist))

gives me a fundamental-mode buffer with a glyph in it.

Now, I have to do `M-! cat something.xpm', and specify the save
filename manually.

Any suggestions?

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Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>

