From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Nicolaescu Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#2944: 23.0.91; vc-dir confusing at startup Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:20:50 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <200904111520.n3BFKo5U012663@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> References: <200904100214.n3A2EScB010591@godzilla.ics.uci.edu> Reply-To: Dan Nicolaescu , 2944@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1239464655 28194 80.91.229.12 (11 Apr 2009 15:44:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:44:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 2944@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 11 17:45:34 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LsfOc-0006Di-4C for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:45:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47536 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LsfND-0006rQ-F3 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:44:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LsfN7-0006pg-U3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:43:57 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LsfN3-0006p0-0A for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:43:57 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57700 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LsfN2-0006oT-Ne for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:43:52 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:45685) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LsfN2-0006Jd-1y for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:43:52 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3BFhnGZ000958; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:43:49 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n3BFU3SB029850; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:30:03 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Dan Nicolaescu Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:30:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 2944 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 2944-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B2944.123946330328438 (code B ref 2944); Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:30:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 2944) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 11 Apr 2009 15:21:43 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from barrelv2.ics.uci.edu (barrelv2.ics.uci.edu [128.195.1.114]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n3BFL2gL028425; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:21:03 -0700 Original-Received: from godzilla.ics.uci.edu (godzilla.ics.uci.edu [128.195.10.101]) by barrelv2.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n3BFKoVN018812; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:20:50 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: (from dann@localhost) by godzilla.ics.uci.edu (8.13.8+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id n3BFKo5U012663; Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:20:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:26:32 -0400") Original-Lines: 19 X-ICS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ICS-MailScanner-ID: n3BFKoVN018812 X-ICS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ICS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-1.44, required 5, autolearn=disabled, ALL_TRUSTED -1.44) X-ICS-MailScanner-From: dann@godzilla.ics.uci.edu X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:43:57 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:27083 Archived-At: severity 2944 wishlist quit Richard M Stallman writes: > The problem with not showing something in VC buffer is a common one for > asynchronous VC commands (diff, log). The solution we have in emacs-23 > for that is to add [Working...] on the modeline while such command is in > progress. Was that not obvious enough? Does the face for that message > need to stand out a bit more? > > It will be clear enough to people who look for it, I suppose, > but I did not notice it at all. I think it is desirable to put something > temporarily in the buffer saying "the data is not really here yet". I disagree there's a need to add another mechanism to show work is in progress. If someone can write a clean patch that shows that message and has not other ill effects, I won't oppose it. But I don't plan to change anything in this respect.