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From: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Dedicated buffer with buttons that show messages in a central display area
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2022 12:26:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mt8vf63d.fsf@dataswamp.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Y29Z5g0oF4NWQdmU@protected.localdomain

Jean Louis wrote:

>>> Define "central display area", do you mean center of the
>>> visible window? Or center of the buffer? Horizontally and
>>> vertically to window or buffer? Or center of the text
>>> width before wrap?
>> 
>> To look like MCDU (Multi-Function Control Display Unit)
>> on aircraft.
>> 
>> https://www.uasc.com/home/shop/avionics/mcdu
>
> Hey, why not tell me earlier. 
>
> That is already built-in Emacs feature, just do M-x mcdu and
> the control panel is displayed.

In US and western fighter jets they have HUDs - Head-up
displays - so can we have M-x hud RET as well, please?

Actually development seems to have gone forward since I played
F/A-18 Hornet in the 90s, as it says

  Although they were initially developed for military
  aviation, HUDs are now used in commercial aircraft,
  automobiles, and other (mostly professional)
  applications. [1]

And isn't this what geek guys now build for their homes from
old monitors, so-called smart/magic mirrors?

So you see? There is absolutely no reason for us not to have
it!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-up_display

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal




      parent reply	other threads:[~2022-11-13 11:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-11-11 14:33 Dedicated buffer with buttons that show messages in a central display area Heime
2022-11-11 15:15 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-11-11 18:38 ` Jean Louis
2022-11-12  7:58   ` Heime
2022-11-12  8:31     ` Jean Louis
2022-11-13 10:02       ` Heime
2022-11-13 15:42         ` Jean Louis
2022-11-15  0:54           ` Emanuel Berg
2022-11-15 19:39             ` Heime
2022-11-13 11:26       ` Emanuel Berg [this message]

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