From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: visible-bell vs. holding down a key
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:08:01 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ir0x1s3i.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87myq9txa8.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:28:31 +0800")
jidanni@jidanni.org writes:
> Gentlemen, do
> $ emacs -Q --eval "(set-variable 'visible-bell t)"
> C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b C-b...
>
> Shouldn't emacs be smart enough to notice we are launching a denial of
> service attack on ourselves, that lasts much longer than we held the
> key down? Shouldn't just a few messages be enough? emacs-version "22.1.1"
Emacs is smart enough not to bother if you're not.
--
Bastien
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