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* what is `editor command loop' ?
@ 2009-12-31 15:51 waterloo
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I know there is a section about it in Elisp. But I can not understand it .
Can you give me a brief instruction?

thanks

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* Re: what is `editor command loop' ?
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@ 2009-12-31 17:52 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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From: Pascal J. Bourguignon @ 2009-12-31 17:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
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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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