From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: dont.spam.earl@gmail.com Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Looking for universal completion with simple UI Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:09:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1f94a500-343e-40ac-a904-5b76ace5d5d4@googlegroups.com> References: <778b7522-e7b5-4ee7-89fa-10548516d79c@googlegroups.com> <0a07ca5d-d79f-42d8-b74c-f8e7b8fdfae0@googlegroups.com> <7126159c-182e-44cf-97b0-6aec73e55c85@googlegroups.com> <8550d216-7396-40ac-b690-997bb334a0a4@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1414762749 25290 80.91.229.3 (31 Oct 2014 13:39:09 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:39:09 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Oct 31 14:39:04 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XkCPs-0008To-OM for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:39:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:51021 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XkCPs-0002Ho-DA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:39:00 -0400 X-Received: by 10.182.112.231 with SMTP id it7mr14771662obb.9.1414703374553; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:09:34 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.140.93.106 with SMTP id c97mr123qge.41.1414703374492; Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:09:34 -0700 (PDT) Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!r10no1970131igi.0!news-out.google.com!u5ni17qab.1!nntp.google.com!u7no1285099qaz.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2602:306:cdd1:1270:c021:7fc0:b6d9:d6f8; posting-account=QyAvTQoAAADtRdvZ5VbKTpUdY2nZ1GFk Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 2602:306:cdd1:1270:c021:7fc0:b6d9:d6f8 User-Agent: G2/1.0 Injection-Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:09:34 +0000 Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:208382 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:100657 Archived-At: Drew, I think I'm all set for now. I appreciate you outlining the steps for starting with a minimal configuration of icicles, then progressively using more of its functionality. Glad to hear too that we're on the same page regarding customizations. What I have in mind, if I get around to it, would indeed be a "starter kit" in the way that we're both thinking. It would comply with both the GPL and icicles' copyright. Thanks again for the help. I'll be in touch if I do have any other questions. Best, Earl On Monday, October 20, 2014 2:48:47 PM UTC-7, Drew Adams wrote: > I said: > > > Second, as to whether you can create your own "customizations > > to the interface" and share them with others: > > > > Of course you can, respecting the GNU Public License that the > > code is distributed under. That's the whole point of GNU and > > the GPL: freely sharing source code in a reasonable and > > freedom-respecting manner. > > > > There are by design "a variety of ways to get started with" > > Icicles. Setting different combinations of option values > > gives you different such ways ("starter kits"). Different > > combinations "reflect different people's perspectives on > > how" to use (or to get started with) Icicles. If you want > > to share your preferred combination with others and call > > that the "Earl Icicles Starter Kit", go for it. No problem. > > > > Likewise, if you want to customize or enhance the Icicles > > code in some way that appeals to you, and then share your > > customization code, go for it (respecting the GPL). You > > are also welcome to submit enhancement requests for this > > or that feature or change to be made to the Icicles code. > ... > > > And no, there is nothing wrong with sharing your own > > preferred default values, or values that you think might > > be helpful as defaults for some particular set of Icicles > > users, whether starters or others. > > > > In sum, I am open wrt concrete suggestions about Icicles > > default values. Alternatively, you are welcome to publish > > your own recommended set of default values. HTH. > > I should be clear too that the Icicles code is copyrighted, > in addition to being published under the GPL. I think you > are essentially asking about sharing your personal settings > of Icicles options as a sort of suggested Icicles "starter > kit" for others, which is certainly OK. > > You have posted here only anonymously, Earl. If you have > concerns or questions about customizing or sharing Icicles > code, please mail me directly. Thx.