From: David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>,
mange@freemail.hu, rms@gnu.org, disumu@x3y2z1.net,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: URL not following some 302 redirects after recent changes
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:45:34 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <86bqkcsgv5.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv8xfg605s.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (Stefan Monnier's message of "Fri\, 02 Feb 2007 10\:37\:41 -0500")
Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> Here's one idea. Instead of setting the sentinel temporarily to nil,
>> set it temporarily to `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited'. That would be
>> ignored just as nil is ignored.
>
>> On restoring the sentinel, if its current value isn't
>> `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited', just discard the old value instead
>> of restoring it.
>
> Why can't we do the same thing with nil?
If people are allowed to reseat the sentinel to arbitrary functions in
the sentinel, they would be surprised to find out that they can't
equally well clear it.
Instead of using `sentinel-temporarily-inhibited' I'd probably prefer
`ignore'. We have similar behavior for filter functions.
--
David Kastrup
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-02-02 15:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-11-22 2:35 URL not following some 302 redirects after recent changes Diane Murray
2007-01-20 21:30 ` Chong Yidong
2007-01-22 6:04 ` Richard Stallman
2007-01-22 15:02 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-01-23 2:07 ` Richard Stallman
2007-01-24 16:05 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-02-12 1:37 ` T. V. Raman
2007-01-31 13:44 ` Diane Murray
2007-02-01 0:21 ` Chong Yidong
2007-02-02 11:26 ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-02 15:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2007-02-02 15:45 ` David Kastrup [this message]
2007-02-03 11:19 ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-03 11:42 ` David Kastrup
2007-02-03 11:19 ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-02 17:09 ` Chong Yidong
2007-02-03 11:19 ` Richard Stallman
2007-02-22 1:38 ` Kim F. Storm
2007-02-22 1:43 ` Chong Yidong
2007-02-22 9:26 ` Kim F. Storm
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