From: Van L <van@scratch.space>
To: Emacs-Devel devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [Feature Discuss] Nested buffer
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:41:14 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3EA8FF05-4CA3-4A6F-AD69-61FFB106119A@scratch.space> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87fu08ofaa.fsf@yantar92-laptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me>
>> Any reason why several windows side by side couldn't serve the same
>> purpose? (You can disable the mode line if that gets in the way.)
>>
>
> For example, it would not be possible to fold/hide the content, like in
> org-mode or hideshow.
Is what it is a global virtual buffer for webbing relevant line spans from files to work on all at once?
A use case might be to extract lines of code and documentation for commenting and presentation to a judge in a software audit of VW Audi’s Dieselgate affair.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-07-25 4:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-07-23 16:03 [Feature Discuss] Nested buffer fei xiaobo
2018-07-23 19:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-07-24 3:33 ` Harry Fei
2018-07-24 7:16 ` Óscar Fuentes
2018-07-24 14:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-24 14:54 ` Ihor Radchenko
2018-07-24 15:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-25 4:41 ` Van L [this message]
2018-07-24 14:59 ` Óscar Fuentes
2018-07-24 15:03 ` Óscar Fuentes
2018-07-24 15:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-25 2:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-07-23 20:11 ` Brett Gilio
2018-07-23 20:31 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2018-07-23 23:15 ` Phil Sainty
2018-07-24 1:24 ` Drew Adams
2018-07-24 15:22 ` Drew Adams
2018-07-24 16:54 ` Alan Mackenzie
2018-07-25 2:28 ` Stefan Monnier
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