From: "Colin S. Miller" <no-spam-thank-you@csmiller.demon.co.uk>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: LISP Questions - random, random elements and memory management
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:48 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4b05830f$0$279$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.11056.1258643746.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
Jeff,
Jeff Clough wrote:
> From: Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu>
> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:44:24 -0500
>
>> How about putting it in a text file that you load into a temporary
>> buffer when you need it? Then kill the buffer when you're done with it.
> I was thinking about this. The only real issue is with figuring out a
> good lifecycle for the buffer that wouldn't leave the user confused
> ("Hey, where did this buffer come from?")
If a buffer's name starts with a space, then it is hidden from the user
unless they do C-x b SPC TAB or similar.
HTH,
Colin S. Miller
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-19 17:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-18 12:54 LISP Questions - random, random elements and memory management Jeff Clough
2009-11-18 13:09 ` Jeff Clough
2009-11-19 2:53 ` Kevin Rodgers
2009-11-19 3:03 ` Kevin Rodgers
2009-11-19 11:56 ` Jeff Clough
[not found] ` <mailman.11040.1258631785.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-19 13:44 ` Barry Margolin
2009-11-19 15:16 ` Jeff Clough
2009-11-20 3:52 ` Kevin Rodgers
[not found] ` <mailman.11114.1258689162.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-20 6:28 ` Barry Margolin
[not found] ` <mailman.11056.1258643746.2239.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-11-19 17:40 ` Colin S. Miller [this message]
2009-11-19 18:57 ` Jeff Clough
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