RE: [External] : Re: Smarter M-x that filters on major-mode

[Drew Adams]

> Having a "all the rest of the commands in this file
> belongs to this mode" is fragile and awkward, in my opinion.

+1.  Well put: fragile and awkward.  And not so apparent.

> And since you seem to think that
>   (interactive "p" foo-mode)
> is too much noise, and Dmitry thinks that it's not
> enough, then it seems like I've arrived at the ideal
> compromise.

Disagreement in different directions is no indication
of reasonableness.  That's a common fallacy, well
demonstrated by US journalism, which often feels it's
done its job just by letting two different, opposing
opinions be voiced.