From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Reitter Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Neat features in Eclipse editor Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:55:48 +0000 Message-ID: <335635E2-D23C-4ADD-BE40-9725A67D1836@gmail.com> References: <873aqia0eh.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1206442583 26309 80.91.229.12 (25 Mar 2008 10:56:23 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:56:23 +0000 (UTC) Cc: pmr@pajato.com, cyd@stupidchicken.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: paul r Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 25 11:56:52 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Je6pj-0004wX-1F for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:56:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Je6p8-0006Cu-1r for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:56:10 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Je6oy-00067t-3H for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:56:00 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Je6ou-00064A-4h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:55:59 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Je6ot-000641-Vx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:55:56 -0400 Original-Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.190]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Je6ot-0003dD-D6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:55:55 -0400 Original-Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f5so1060406nfh.26 for ; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:55:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=SbkO9M1gouzw0w3QMw0mLY8pSb0mm8wivBgmgu7d/0Q=; b=iEZOccbQLLWjmw9FIWSLyOLekByzbAiK2QssXhUpyhrDwDH6lRKeNGT0TdgZgdS0G8vCys9R4R61sJEwGE7DptI64x7i4jt+CtM4cOSV/FoNU/6GUt4Cxtdpx8PB+OuDt3ky65tJi9p9777G2d65JFaWMrZzx+MjnXyvLx2kY58= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references:x-mailer; b=Cduac5QlzrkU65u02AGFh2Fcg+CimF8vh+vFF1pklNyDyv7AjOeUm93v/OHUfHkNU1wAnLW9WJwNJ/+KupkYSsTMJR4mlx8Y6cu6SFKVj3ceBXHc2hb4QR4Fdhc7bLdyCOYF2Jma7miTDemOH4qVTowdpQbMRRVsq0DteG5M8NM= Original-Received: by 10.78.77.9 with SMTP id z9mr22469216hua.35.1206442550964; Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:55:50 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: from scarlett.lan ( [78.144.141.193]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d25sm15011902nfh.33.2008.03.25.03.55.49 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:55:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:93405 Archived-At: On 25 Mar 2008, at 10:08, paul r wrote: > Concerning the tabs, I'm not sure to see what they are. But if I > understand correctly, my opinion is that buffer switching is superior > and less intrusive. But, clearly, buffer switching prompt should be > dependant of current worspace/window/subframe etc. so that the choice > proposed, the order of buffer, the completion mechanism etc make you > reach what you are after quickly, and avoid unrelated buffers prompt > pollution. That's pretty much what tabs are if implemented nicely. They are window-specific and show a subset of buffers that the user can switch to in the particular window with a single click.