From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Alexis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Improving browsing and discoverability in the Packages Menu Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:03:55 +1000 Message-ID: <87oamkdas4.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87r3rhoexe.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87twwdm40x.fsf@lifelogs.com> <87pp70dic3.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1429416266 18166 80.91.229.3 (19 Apr 2015 04:04:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2015 04:04:26 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 19 06:04:19 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YjgSw-0004UR-R2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 19 Apr 2015 06:04:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47464 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjgSv-0004yG-Rm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:04:17 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37800) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjgSk-0004y6-2S for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:04:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjgSg-0007GL-Tu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:04:06 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-pd0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c02::22b]:35052) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YjgSg-0007GH-M0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 19 Apr 2015 00:04:02 -0400 Original-Received: by pdbqd1 with SMTP id qd1so171455015pdb.2 for ; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 21:04:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=references:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type; bh=QJMDbeJMNuM2zDXmhwD0SLazjsU446/KBmxJuWjuGYw=; b=BZPOKPxF5Ef3dIE12axEufHKoD1UQYEw59LmXkaR7L8OTPBzaGGeenkug9f6WkUjb4 BTkmHPMnKC91sMMnrPA0iB/Iycipl2ovadrRfYLggDQ4eyBTuGz1OivjHa8WLGF+JQHZ sNS/M2Gj3Og/hKtIvVCrhoq2AkfxyuOty6iwTL2Z4la2Kzdz+wT34LN2+w2fJ1BlomNB L/S8f8UydJbZ2qYhDgszOObNKgsOW7iZ/S11vFtyitvtc6uADbrwYbYohlPi6hEZLOZO WaRQ4jY9u0R7hQLTHV23+xpdV5ZTLGghHqrNnMGQbx8q0gZDRV2UsPgEdXXfCDmUoiO3 /oQg== X-Received: by 10.68.201.138 with SMTP id ka10mr17973272pbc.6.1429416241593; Sat, 18 Apr 2015 21:04:01 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from localhost (ppp118-209-46-94.lns20.mel4.internode.on.net. [118.209.46.94]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id yy2sm14243518pbb.6.2015.04.18.21.03.59 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sat, 18 Apr 2015 21:04:00 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c02::22b X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:185653 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> i would find it very useful just to be able to visually 'hide' >> things i consider to be clutter whilst browsing. For instance: >> i no longer use the `autocomplete` package, so all the packages >> beginning with ac- are of no interest to me. > > Maybe one way to hide those "ac-*" packages is to let the user > state "I won't install package " so that all packages which > (transitively) require get greyed out or hidden. i'd certainly be happy with that also. :-) Alexis.