From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Stefan Monnier" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: tar-mode Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:22:37 -0500 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200302261222.h1QCMbc11424@rum.cs.yale.edu> References: <200302250634.PAA27478@etlken.m17n.org> <200302260058.JAA28973@etlken.m17n.org> <200302260211.h1Q2BJl08373@rum.cs.yale.edu> <200302260234.LAA29082@etlken.m17n.org> <200302260252.h1Q2qIK08490@rum.cs.yale.edu> <200302260532.OAA29294@etlken.m17n.org> <200302260550.h1Q5oSc08967@rum.cs.yale.edu> <200302260749.QAA29494@etlken.m17n.org> <200302260812.h1Q8CcO10018@rum.cs.yale.edu> <200302260838.RAA29571@etlken.m17n.org> <200302260853.h1Q8rRQ10164@rum.cs.yale.edu> <200302261153.UAA29803@etlken.m17n.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1046262272 19570 80.91.224.249 (26 Feb 2003 12:24:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 12:24:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: monnier+gnu/emacs@rum.cs.yale.edu Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18o0bu-00055T-00 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:24:30 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18o0sK-0006vc-00 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 13:41:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18o0bJ-0000WN-00 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:23:53 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18o0ax-0000Vx-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:23:31 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18o0aw-0000VW-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:23:31 -0500 Original-Received: from rum.cs.yale.edu ([128.36.229.169]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18o0a8-0000M2-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:22:40 -0500 Original-Received: (from monnier@localhost) by rum.cs.yale.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h1QCMbc11424; Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:22:37 -0500 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.4 06/23/2000 with nmh-1.0.4 Original-To: Kenichi Handa Original-cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:11977 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11977 > > It's rather unusual for a major-mode function to switch the > > current buffer. > > Yes. I agree that it's a fragile operation. But, it seems > that it is the only way to avoid moving or copying 24MB > memory. > > Ah... I think I understand what you mean by "swap" and > "helper buffer". What you are suggesting is something like > this, isn't it? Exactly! Stefan