From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Release plans Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:18:51 -0700 Message-ID: <48BCA28B.7030508@emf.net> References: <878wusz0v9.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87vdxp27z6.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87prnxe5hc.fsf@rattlesnake.com> <873aktck5d.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87k5e5dsvq.fsf@rattlesnake.com> <48B44802.1080302@emf.net> <48B5D5EF.2030501@emf.net> <20080827220906.GB5374@muc.de> <48B5FB11.6090708@emf.net> <48BC2FC0.90001@emf.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1220318941 20801 80.91.229.12 (2 Sep 2008 01:29:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 01:29:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: acm@muc.de, bob@rattlesnake.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 02 03:29:55 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 1KaKiN-000425-Ev for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:29:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47597 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KaKhN-0005f2-6Y for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:28:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KaKgU-00059l-Hb for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:27:54 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KaKgQ-000573-Su for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:27:52 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47230 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KaKgQ-00056s-EY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:27:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.42inc.com ([205.149.0.25]:54148) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (SSL 3.0:RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KaKgL-0004Kn-DL; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:27:45 -0400 X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.5 X-TFF-CGPSA-Filter-42inc: Scanned X-42-Virus-Scanned: by 42 Antivirus -- Found to be clean. Original-Received: from [69.236.75.128] (account lord@emf.net HELO [192.168.1.64]) by mail.42inc.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.13) with ESMTPA id 38086878; Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:27:32 -0700 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) In-Reply-To: X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:103405 Archived-At: Richard M. Stallman wrote: > > I also worry that it will be harder for most developers to understand > > and change -- or even to use. For instance, making redisplay operate > > on that data structure could be very hard for that reason. > > > > I don't see any reason that code would *need* to change. > > I think lots of the redisplay code operates directly on buffer > contents. Other primitives too. > If you would, please point me to a specific line of code or two that illustrates what you mean. I was poking around in the code before trying to answer you and I didn't spot anything that looked problematic but I don't claim to know that code well, either. -t