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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) [Documentation fix still remaining]
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:10:37 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83shucfqaq.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160810174930.GC3413@acm.fritz.box> (message from Alan Mackenzie on Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:49:30 +0000)

> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:49:30 +0000
> Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> From: Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de>
> 
> > It's too complicated to describe that.  We would need to describe some
> > internal aspects of the implementation in great detail.  I don't see
> > that as worth our while.
> 
> I can't see the difference between your last paragraph and saying it's
> totally arbitrary.  If the only way to categorise it is to say "look at
> the source code" that's arbitrary.
> 
> It can not be a good thing for the call to before-change-functions to be
> missed out arbitrarily.

It's not arbitrary.  But describing when we don't call the
before-change hooks would first need to describe the various parts of
some buffer modifications, because otherwise you'd be unable to
understand which part does and which doesn't call them.



  reply	other threads:[~2016-08-10 18:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 189+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-07-31 12:16 Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 13:58 ` Noam Postavsky
2016-07-31 15:21   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 15:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 17:28   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 18:11     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 18:52       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 19:08         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 19:20       ` Noam Postavsky
2016-07-31 21:26       ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-01 13:01         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 13:07         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 16:53           ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-01 17:15             ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-01 19:39               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 20:52                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 14:44                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 16:09                     ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 16:42                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 17:24                       ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-07 14:49                         ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-07 15:09                           ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-07 21:48                             ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08  0:55                               ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-02 14:46                   ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 19:37             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 14:39             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-31 18:55     ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-31 19:26       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-07-31 21:59         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 13:09           ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 14:36             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-01 14:48               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 15:28                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-07-31 19:33       ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-07-31 19:21     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 15:01   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 15:14     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-19 14:51   ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30  1:15     ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 14:34       ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:11         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 11:00           ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-31 12:24             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01  6:49               ` Phillip Lord
2016-09-01 13:36                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01  6:40           ` Phillip Lord
2016-09-01 13:33             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-02 11:34               ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 16:08         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-01 16:38 ` Richard Stallman
2016-08-02 10:15   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 10:37     ` Richard Copley
2016-08-02 16:11       ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 14:57     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 16:55       ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 17:17         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 18:30           ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 19:38             ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-03  2:36               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 14:36             ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 15:42               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 16:54                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 17:17                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 18:42                     ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 19:04                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 19:54                         ` Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) [PATCH] Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 15:08                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 16:38                             ` Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) [Documentation fix still remaining] Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 16:42                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 18:13                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 18:35                                   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-09 17:14                               ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-09 18:19                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-09 19:09                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 14:21                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 14:56                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 15:16                                         ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 15:44                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 16:03                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 16:11                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-18 14:26                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-18 16:56                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-19  8:45                                               ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-19  9:12                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-19  9:21                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-19  9:39                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-19  9:19                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-10 16:18                                           ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 16:54                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 17:49                                               ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 18:10                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2016-08-10 18:57                                               ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-10 19:08                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-10 19:50                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-11 11:29                                                   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-11 16:43                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-28 11:23                                                       ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-28 15:01                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-28 22:16                                                           ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-28 22:44                                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-28 23:11                                                               ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29  0:09                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-29  3:18                                                                   ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 13:00                                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-29 14:51                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 15:50                                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-29 16:22                                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 15:14                                                                       ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 15:44                                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 14:07                                                                           ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:51                                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 16:22                                                                               ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 16:46                                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 14:50                                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 15:30                                                                       ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 16:20                                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 16:26                                                                           ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 17:01                                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 17:48                                                                               ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-29 18:04                                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-29 18:16                                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30  2:27                                                                                     ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30  2:44                                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30  0:25                                                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30  2:26                                                                                     ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30  2:38                                                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30  2:54                                                                                       ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 14:20                                                                                         ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:08                                                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 12:56                                                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 14:12                                                                       ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 16:06                                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-31 11:20                                                                           ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-31 14:57                                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:12                                                                       ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 17:27                                                                         ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 17:42                                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:46                                                                             ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:00                                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:04                                                                                 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:46                                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:58                                                                                     ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 19:17                                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 21:46                                                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31  2:38                                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:27                                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01 13:46                                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:01                                                                               ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:06                                                                                 ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:17                                                                                   ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:30                                                                                     ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:32                                                                                       ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 18:47                                                                                         ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:55                                                                                           ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 19:14                                                                                             ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 20:34                                                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 20:53                                                                                                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 21:37                                                                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 18:36                                                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 18:22                                                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 18:00                                                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 17:27                                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:42                                                                           ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 17:53                                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 18:16                                                                               ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:51                                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 19:00                                                                                   ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-30 18:14                                                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-09-01 21:25                                                                       ` Davis Herring
2016-09-02  7:26                                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-28 22:36                                                         ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 13:30                                                         ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 13:39                                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 11:04                                                             ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 15:47                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 16:01                                                             ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-30 16:58                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-30 17:57                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-31 11:17                                                                   ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-31 11:12                                                                 ` Phillip Lord
2016-08-30 16:23                                                             ` Daniel Colascione
2016-08-30 16:53                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-02 19:00           ` Unbalanced change hooks (part 2) Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-02 19:25             ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-07 21:16               ` Alan Mackenzie
2016-08-08 15:38                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2016-08-08 19:56                 ` Stefan Monnier
2016-08-08 20:16                   ` Alan Mackenzie

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