From: pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: what is `editor command loop' ?
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:52:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87hbr7vxnn.fsf@hubble.informatimago.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.482.1262274677.18930.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
waterloo <waterloo2005@gmail.com> writes:
> What is `editor command loop' ?
> I know there is a section about it in Elisp. But I can not understand it .
> Can you give me a brief instruction?
An emacs is basically:
(defun emacs ()
(loop
(funcall (aref *keymap* (read-char)))
(when (display-needs-update-p (update-display)))))
This is the editor command loop.
Now of course, all the fun is in filling *keymap*! :-)
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__Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/
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2009-12-31 15:51 what is `editor command loop' ? waterloo
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