From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: juri@jurta.org, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: with-output-to-temp-buffer [Re: reverting CJK input methods]
Date: 10 May 2004 10:28:24 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ekpsuzqa.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200405101213.VAA04125@etlken.m17n.org>
>> However, consider the case of a Customize buffer. That has lots of
>> read-only text, the idea being that the user should not be able to
>> edit it.
The read-only properties are present only to delimit the fields so people
only edit the text where Custom knows what to do with the edits.
If the user wants to empty the buffer, there's no point preventing him from
doing that, I think.
>> Should erase-buffer in a Customize buffer leave it empty?
Yes.
>> The result would be an undesirable confusion.
In what way could it be confusing?
>> We could respond to that by saying, "So don't do erase-buffer in
>> a Customize buffer." Maybe that's right, but I am not sure.
> I think "So don't do ..." is sufficient.
Agreed.
> But I still believe it is better to change erase-buffer
> itself (perhaps it should delete all overlays too).
Agreed.
> Let's discuss it after the next release.
Oh well!
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-05-10 14:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-29 13:03 reverting CJK input methods Werner LEMBERG
2004-04-30 1:42 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-04-30 2:03 ` Miles Bader
2004-04-30 2:59 ` Miles Bader
2004-04-30 11:27 ` Juri Linkov
2004-04-30 13:26 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-01 8:22 ` Juri Linkov
2004-05-02 1:57 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-06 5:05 ` with-output-to-temp-buffer [Re: reverting CJK input methods] Kenichi Handa
2004-05-06 11:48 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-06 13:10 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-06 14:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-06 15:49 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-06 16:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-06 20:57 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-07 1:53 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-08 1:20 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-10 12:13 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-10 14:28 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2004-05-11 7:04 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-11 7:49 ` David Kastrup
2004-05-12 7:51 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-11 13:39 ` erase-buffer (was: with-output-to-temp-buffer) Stefan Monnier
2004-05-11 14:44 ` erase-buffer Juri Linkov
2004-05-11 16:17 ` erase-buffer Juri Linkov
2004-05-11 15:32 ` erase-buffer (was: with-output-to-temp-buffer) David Kastrup
2004-05-11 16:22 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-11 19:30 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-12 21:10 ` Kevin Rodgers
2004-05-11 19:37 ` Juanma Barranquero
2004-05-11 18:14 ` Juanma Barranquero
2004-05-11 23:06 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-11 23:26 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-12 19:42 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-12 22:34 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-14 9:21 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-11 23:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2004-05-11 23:47 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-12 19:40 ` Richard Stallman
2004-05-11 1:45 ` with-output-to-temp-buffer [Re: reverting CJK input methods] Luc Teirlinck
2004-05-11 2:34 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-11 7:01 ` David Kastrup
2004-05-11 6:55 ` Kim F. Storm
2004-05-11 8:00 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-12 7:51 ` Richard Stallman
2004-04-30 5:06 ` reverting CJK input methods Kenichi Handa
2004-04-30 16:50 ` Werner LEMBERG
2004-05-01 9:07 ` Miles Bader
2004-05-01 17:18 ` Werner LEMBERG
2004-05-08 2:56 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-08 16:38 ` Werner LEMBERG
2004-05-10 4:40 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-12 2:42 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-12 8:32 ` Werner LEMBERG
2004-05-12 11:10 ` Kenichi Handa
2004-05-01 17:21 ` Werner LEMBERG
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