bug#68246: 30.0.50; Add non-TS mode as extra parent of TS modes

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 08/01/2024 21:55, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2024 20:57:13 +0200
> > Cc:68246@debbugs.gnu.org,casouri@gmail.com,joaotavora@gmail.com
> > From: Dmitry Gutov<dmitry@gutov.dev>
> >
> > Even if we call non-file-visiting buffers' contents "languages", I don't
> > think anyone will have a heart attack or something.
> "No heart attack" is a poor criterion for good parameterization and
> consistent terminology.  Confusing terms will spread confusion and
> bugs.  There's no reason for us to settle for sub-optimal terminology.
>
> > E.g., for example, we have message-mode, but if we wanted to support
> > alternatives, we could call the base "email-message". Or for different
> > major modes to edit VC commit messages, we could call the language
> > "vc-log-message".
> Those are not "languages", so let's not call them that.

I'm not married to the term (have there been alternatives suggested?), 
but I do believe that having a notion distinct from "major modes" would 
bring more clarity in this area.