Re: [PATCH] EWW - use revert--buffer-function to reload, and allow reload in eww-list-buffer

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

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> From: Sebastián Monía <sebastian@sebasmonia.com>
> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 16:47:38 -0400
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> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
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> > Any progress there?
> 
> Not really, but was looking at this for a bit now.
> 
> The way we collect the buffer list first, then print "No buffers"
> doesn't help in splitting the function.
> 
> There are many (hacky) ways to work around that, but I am thinking that
> maybe it would it be better to use tabulated-list-mode or vtable to
> display this?
> 
> I know, the change is more involved. But seems like a better path
> forward.
> 
> If you think that's overkill, then one possible hacky solution is:
> 
> 1. split the function in three: eww-list-buffers (command)
> eww--print-list-buffers (writes the buffer), eww--collect-list-buffers
> (gets the list of buffers and vectors with eww-data)
> 
> 2. setting a buffer-local variable with the EWW buffers info in
> eww-list-buffers.
> 
> 3. in eww--print-list-buffers, use the variable if present, discard the
> value after using it. Calls for reverting won't find a value and will
> call eww--collect-list-buffer. So the first time it re-uses data, and
> subsequent calls get it fresh.
> 
> Honestly, seems hacky and convoluted. That's why I thought, hey
> maybe this should be a tabulated-list instead. Or vtable.
> 
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> Sebastián Monía
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