From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: 51862@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#51862: after-focus-change-function: hard to understand documentation
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:57:20 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87czn07ctb.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmmODbKyKN57RxOsdkPDJo2nmzse7zZVYObkJpWP-edSUw@mail.gmail.com> (Stefan Kangas's message of "Mon, 15 Nov 2021 03:00:35 -0800")
Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
>> -- Variable: after-focus-change-function This function is an extension
>> point that code can use to receive a notification that focus has
>> changed.
>
> Why does this use the terminology "extension point"? We don't use that
> anywhere else in the ELisp manual.
That's an odd way of putting it, yes.
> Could we have a simpler interface for this? If not, could we perhaps
> include some examples that would explain in a straightforward way what
> one would need to do?
I think it would make sense to add a different mechanism here. People
who need this want two things: The affected frame and the new status
(i.e., focus-in and focus-out). So the function should be called with
these two arguments.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-11-15 11:00 bug#51862: after-focus-change-function: hard to understand documentation Stefan Kangas
2021-11-16 7:57 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2021-11-16 17:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-09-20 14:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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