Re: Suggestion: Ace-window in Emacs core for switching windows?

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>
> Cc: ohwoeowho@gmail.com,  emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:10:33 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:37:58 +0100
> >> From:  Jeremy Bryant via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Ace-window is a quick way to switch windows, optionally using the home
> >> key row.
> >> 
> >> It has a high rating of 89% in ELPA
> >> https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/
> >> 
> >> I have found it useful and also stable - It doesn't appear to undergo
> >> major changes or need much ongoing maintenance.
> >> 
> >> Could it be a candidate for absorption into Emacs core?
> >
> > It could be, but why is it a problem to leave it on ELPA?
> 
> There are deployment scenarios where users can only use the Emacs
> provided in the distro, with no internet access for policy or security reasons.
> In particular, that means only built-in packages, without access to the internet.
> 
> As I personally use ace-window, I found it lacking in that scenario.

That argument can be applied to any ELPA package, can't it?

AFAIU, the lack of Internet access situation is no longer important
enough to warrant addition of packages to core.

(FTR, I need to work without Internet access quite a lot, so I'm
very much familiar with this situation and its problems.)