From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: window groups Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 12:08:54 -0400 Message-ID: References: <483D4E9A.9020001@gmx.at> <87wsldgkgz.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87abi9j57j.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <87ve0wbxhb.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <874p8gkafs.fsf@catnip.gol.com> <483F4216.9060606@emf.net> <483FA7C6.7060408@gmx.at> <48402E69.4000003@emf.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1212163771 21668 80.91.229.12 (30 May 2008 16:09:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:09:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: martin rudalics , Chong Yidong , emacs-devel , Miles Bader To: Thomas Lord Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri May 30 18:10:07 2008 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 1K27B5-0002Ch-EA for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 18:10:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:35413 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K27AJ-00031b-Q2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 12:09:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K27AF-00031M-D7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 12:09:11 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K27AD-00030R-Ux for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 12:09:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57510 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K27AD-00030G-Gb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 30 May 2008 12:09:09 -0400 Original-Received: from 206-248-174-248.dsl.teksavvy.com ([206.248.174.248]:50387 helo=ceviche.home) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K27AA-0002dW-2y; Fri, 30 May 2008 12:09:06 -0400 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id E6BE5B41E2; Fri, 30 May 2008 12:08:54 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <48402E69.4000003@emf.net> (Thomas Lord's message of "Fri, 30 May 2008 09:42:17 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: 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:98075 Archived-At: >> > Window-local variables would also be handy. "Apps" can search >> I always wanted them. However, as Stefan points out in another thread, >> this seems to be difficult. > Is it difficult because it would be hard or have strange semantics to > mix up lisp scoping that way? Because of the strange semantics and nasty implementation. > If so: window property lists (not X11 properties - lisp property lists > attached to windows) might be enough. It's about to be installed (called `set-window-parameter' and `window-parameter'). Stefan