From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Van L Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [Feature Discuss] Nested buffer Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:41:14 +1000 Message-ID: <3EA8FF05-4CA3-4A6F-AD69-61FFB106119A@scratch.space> References: <87pnzdt87e.fsf@telefonica.net> <83wotkvh42.fsf@gnu.org> <87fu08ofaa.fsf@yantar92-laptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1532493614 1204 195.159.176.226 (25 Jul 2018 04:40:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:40:14 +0000 (UTC) To: Emacs-Devel devel Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 25 06:40:10 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fiBas-0000C4-1O for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 06:40:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:43989 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fiBcw-0004nd-RZ for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:42:18 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53794) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fiBc7-0004km-2t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:41:30 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fiBc4-0007fc-3Y for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:41:27 -0400 Original-Received: from relay9-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.199]:39875) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fiBc3-0007fL-Sx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:41:24 -0400 X-Originating-IP: 115.64.255.114 Original-Received: from epi.local (115-64-255-114.tpgi.com.au [115.64.255.114]) (Authenticated sender: van@scratch.space) by relay9-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E120CFF802 for ; Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:41:20 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <87fu08ofaa.fsf@yantar92-laptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 217.70.183.199 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:227791 Archived-At: >> 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.) >>=20 >=20 > 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=E2=80=99s Dieselgate affair.=