From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22922: 25.1.50; Wishlist: There should be a way to postpone messages Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 17:32:47 +0200 Message-ID: <83bn6rwrj4.fsf@gnu.org> References: Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1457278407 22775 80.91.229.3 (6 Mar 2016 15:33:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 15:33:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22922@debbugs.gnu.org To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Mar 06 16:33:14 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1acagD-0000Rt-Jp for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:33:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:50919 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acagC-0002Lw-Jc for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:33:12 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46759) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acag7-0002K0-Aa for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:33:10 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acag2-0007yv-PF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:33:07 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:39837) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acag2-0007yb-ML for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:33:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acag2-00020v-Gy for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:33:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 15:33:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22922 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22922-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22922.14572783757728 (code B ref 22922); Sun, 06 Mar 2016 15:33:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22922) by debbugs.gnu.org; 6 Mar 2016 15:32:55 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36964 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acafv-00020a-B3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:32:55 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55746) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1acaft-00020O-UW for 22922@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:32:54 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acafk-0007xK-8j for 22922@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:32:48 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:52640) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1acafk-0007xG-5k; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:32:44 -0500 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:3196 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1acafj-0006LY-GK; Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:32:43 -0500 In-reply-to: (message from Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen on Sun, 06 Mar 2016 14:49:38 +0100) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:114499 Archived-At: > From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen > Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 14:49:38 +0100 > > When doing stuff that takes an unknown amount of time, it would be handy > to have a form like > > (with-delayed-message "Contacting server..." > (contact-the-server)) > > If the body form completes within reasonable time (defined by > `delayed-message-timeout', say 1 second), no message is displayed. If > more time than that passes, the message is displayed until the form > exits. This has to happen no matter what Emacs is doing -- blocking on > DNS resolution, or running Emacs Lisp code. > > When the body exits, the message (if it has been displayed) is cleared > (and any previous message shown in the echo area is restored). Would with-timeout fit the bill?