RE: The xwidget branch origin story

[Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>]

> > Emacs already has lisp/widget.el and lisp/wid-edit.el with a set of
> > widget-* functions used by customize.
> 
> > Any name using widget will lead to confusion - please try to find a name
> > that does not clash with an existing feature.
> 
> Andy makes an excellent point: "widgets" (without clarification) have a
> precise meaning, so "Emacs widgets" vs. "emacs-widgets" would cause a
> great deal of confusion.
> 
> We need another name for these interactive objects that can be inserted
> into a buffer, whose functionality is not implemented by Emacs itself.
> Sort of like... hosted components, gadgets?

That was my point as well.  I said:

  Since `xwidget' is misleading people, and the `x' doesn't help in
  any way, please just rename it.  But we also already have Emacs
                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  code concerning widgets, so maybe try to come up with a name that
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  is specific to these particular widgets or their use.
                 ^^^^^