From: Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: ohwoeowho@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Suggestion: Ace-window in Emacs core for switching windows?
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:10:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ikxrflie.fsf@jeremybryant.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <868qyq67hr.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:49:04 +0300")
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:37:58 +0100
>> From: Jeremy Bryant via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
>>
>>
>> Ace-window is a quick way to switch windows, optionally using the home
>> key row.
>>
>> It has a high rating of 89% in ELPA
>> https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/
>>
>> I have found it useful and also stable - It doesn't appear to undergo
>> major changes or need much ongoing maintenance.
>>
>> Could it be a candidate for absorption into Emacs core?
>
> It could be, but why is it a problem to leave it on ELPA?
There are deployment scenarios where users can only use the Emacs
provided in the distro, with no internet access for policy or security reasons.
In particular, that means only built-in packages, without access to the internet.
As I personally use ace-window, I found it lacking in that scenario.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-06-29 22:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-06-25 21:37 Suggestion: Ace-window in Emacs core for switching windows? Jeremy Bryant via Emacs development discussions.
2024-06-27 9:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-06-29 22:10 ` Jeremy Bryant [this message]
2024-06-30 0:18 ` Philip Kaludercic
2024-06-30 0:35 ` Stefan Kangas
2024-07-01 19:04 ` Jeremy Bryant
2024-07-01 19:17 ` Philip Kaludercic
2024-07-01 22:21 ` Stefan Kangas
2024-07-02 22:31 ` Jeremy Bryant
2024-06-30 5:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2024-07-01 19:07 ` Jeremy Bryant
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