From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: indicate-buffer-boundaries Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:50:49 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1096156282 27307 80.91.229.6 (25 Sep 2004 23:51:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 23:51:22 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 26 01:51:13 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CBMJt-0004Ob-00 for ; Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:51:13 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CBMQ3-0003ZJ-8o for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:57:35 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CBMPv-0003ZD-Td for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:57:27 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CBMPu-0003YO-8p for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:57:27 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CBMPu-0003YG-56 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:57:26 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.41.46.237] (helo=pfepc.post.tele.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CBMJU-00068z-0E; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 19:50:48 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk (0x503e2644.bynxx3.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.62.38.68]) by pfepc.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 2BAAE26280B; Sun, 26 Sep 2004 01:50:47 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Fri, 24 Sep 2004 19:40:15 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) 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: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:27572 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:27572 Richard Stallman writes: > The interface for indicate-buffer-boundaries is really kludgy. > I cleaned up the doc for it, but I would really rather make > it simpler. > > A good way to make it simpler is to use an alist. Pick four suitable > symbols, one for each of these icons. I suggest `top', `bottom', `up' > and `down'. t can serve as a default for all four. In the alist, > associate these symbols with either `left', `right' or `nil'. > > Instead of current (t . right), we would use ((top . left) (t . right)) > or ((top . left) (bottom . right) (up . right) (down . right)) > Instead of current (left . nil), we would use ((top . left) (bottom . left)). > > Isn't that clearer? It is much less ad-hoc. That would be cleaner, yes. I will change it. -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk