Re: [PATCH] frame.c: focus hooks

[Bozhidar Batsov <bozhidar@batsov.com>]

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These names are fine by me.


On 18 November 2013 00:25, Brian Jenkins <brian@brianjenkins.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the encouragement and feedback, Bozhidar.
>
> I'm not married to the names.  I noticed that terms for focus gain/loss
> seem to vary between platforms, so I used the event names used elsewhere in
> the Emacs source.
>
> Perhaps "focus-gain-hook" and "focus-loss-hook" would be more intuitive?
>
> Brian
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Bozhidar Batsov <bozhidar@batsov.com>wrote:
>
>> I welcome your idea! In fact I've been thinking for quite some time we
>> needed something like this. I don't like the names of the hooks, however,
>> since they don't seem particularly standard - usually the terminology used
>> with focus is "focus gained" and "focus lost" (or "on focus" and "on lose
>> focus").
>>
>>
>> On 17 November 2013 19:50, Brian Jenkins <brian@brianjenkins.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> I'd like to contribute the attached patch, which adds hooks into gain and
>>> loss of focus events.
>>>
>>> This allows saving all buffers on loss of focus.  (Alt-tabbing between
>>> an editor and browser is a popular workflow for web programmers.)
>>>
>>> It also allows reversion of buffers on regain of focus, convenient if
>>> one is switching between Emacs and another editor.
>>>
>>> People will probably find other handy uses for these hooks.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Brian Jenkins
>>>
>>
>>
>

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