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: It is time for a feature freeze (it is NOW or never). Date: 15 Apr 2004 03:19:24 +0200 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <87eks0654s.fsf@sno.mundell.ukfsn.org> <87n06bp4ng.fsf@sno.mundell.ukfsn.org> <8765cwkejr.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <200404071157.UAA25094@etlken.m17n.org> <200404071312.WAA25268@etlken.m17n.org> <87zn9nqras.fsf@emacswiki.org> <87hdvux5uz.fsf@orebokech.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1081985005 7814 80.91.224.253 (14 Apr 2004 23:23:25 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:23:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 15 01:23:17 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BDtiv-0000zc-00 for ; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:23:17 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BDtiv-0000ot-00 for ; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:23:17 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BDtiM-0004MA-Ep for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:22:42 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BDthx-00049o-Lo for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:22:17 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BDthO-0003nf-BA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:22:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.41.46.235] (helo=pfepa.post.tele.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BDtfQ-0002V9-N0; Wed, 14 Apr 2004 19:19:40 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk (0x503e2644.bynxx3.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.62.38.68]) by pfepa.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id CA6E747FE03; Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:19:39 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 27 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:21659 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:21659 Richard Stallman writes: > > I think it would be useful if Emacs had display-local variables, and a > > display type that is accessible from Lisp code. The Elisp manual will > > have to be updated when (if) these features are implemented. > > That sounds useful, especially with multi-tty support. > > Richard -- is this something we should add? > > If it is necessary, we could add it with the multi-tty support. > However, if we can do without it, let's do without it. These would > surely not be used very often. It could be a feature not worth the > effort it costs. > > When would you use it? I like to have a menu-bar on a window system, but don't like it on a terminal. Maybe a display-local variable could do that. There could also be a need for different keymaps to co-exist. Some modes may also initialize things differently based on the display type, e.g. depending on whether images are supported or not. -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk