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: Tabs in Emacs? Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:20 +0900 Message-ID: <87einwfvcv.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <4B029686.8080705@alice.it> <7b501d5c0911170532i5620ce86w57507fa95eecb1dc@mail.gmail.com> <200911172343.nAHNhjaV007564@fed.local> 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 1258509470 15071 80.91.229.12 (18 Nov 2009 01:57:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:57:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, angelo.graziosi@alice.it, Deniz Dogan To: Xavier Maillard Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 18 02:57:42 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 1NAZnh-00054H-Ds for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:57:41 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42491 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NAZng-0007Q6-Hb for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:40 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NAZnb-0007Pt-TF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:35 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NAZnW-0007PF-Dz for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:34 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36031 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NAZnW-0007PC-9B for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:30 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:38571) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NAZnT-0007aW-5J; Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:57:27 -0500 Original-Received: from 218.231.174.56.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.174.56] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1NAZnP-0003WV-3W; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:23 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8FE0DDF8C; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:57:20 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: <200911172343.nAHNhjaV007564@fed.local> (Xavier Maillard's message of "Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:43:45 +0100") Original-Lines: 17 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:117142 Archived-At: Xavier Maillard writes: > Why would someone need tabs in GNU Emacs exactly ? I am > curious. Buffers and related functions (browsing, navigating, > filtering ... ) are so powerful that I do not clearly understand > the need for such features. If implemented well, tabs can be a nice visual reminder of recently used buffers and UI for simple and quick mouse use. They clearly aren't a _replacement_ for the more powerful underlying functions, but I think they can be a useful addition (and make people used to tabs in other programs feel warm&cozy). -Miles -- gravity a demanding master ... soft soft snow