From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: view/edit large files Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:49:19 +0900 Message-ID: <874oz7grs0.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <86fxiuw6u7.fsf@lifelogs.com> <86zlgzqudo.fsf_-_@lifelogs.com> <86k583p96e.fsf@lifelogs.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1233956987 23815 80.91.229.12 (6 Feb 2009 21:49:47 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 21:49:47 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Ted Zlatanov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Feb 06 22:51:01 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1LVYbE-000813-Rg for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:51:01 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45224 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LVYZv-0000RS-J5 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:49:39 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LVYZq-0000RM-ND for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:49:34 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LVYZp-0000R4-51 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:49:34 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35634 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LVYZo-0000R1-Ux for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:49:32 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp11.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.73]:58983) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LVYZh-0002zE-Ei; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:49:25 -0500 Original-Received: from 218.231.175.8.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.175.8] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp11.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1LVYZc-0003uU-Fl; Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:49:20 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id D7514DFBB; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 06:49:19 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <86k583p96e.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:06:17 -0600") Original-Lines: 15 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:108837 Archived-At: Ted Zlatanov writes: > MD> What I do know is that it hits the roof when the file is larger than > MD> that integer limit in Emacs, whatever it is. > > Using floats bothers me a bit. I'd really like the offet to be a pair > of integers, similar to the time storage in Emacs. Why? Floats are certainly a bit more convenient for the user... -Miles -- Generous, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.