From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: hw Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: User interaction from multiple threads Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2018 18:43:23 +0200 Organization: my virtual residence Message-ID: <875zzng89g.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> References: <838t59j821.fsf@gnu.org> <834lflb2fj.fsf@gnu.org> <83h8jk9l41.fsf@gnu.org> <8336v2994c.fsf@gnu.org> <83bm9q6x7v.fsf@gnu.org> <874lfi863s.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> <83va7x5guc.fsf@gnu.org> <871sakl97g.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> <8336uz6e8e.fsf@gnu.org> <877ekbego9.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> <83mut73vau.fsf@gnu.org> <87lg8qqh9n.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> <83mut52o8g.fsf@gnu.org> <877ek9oscr.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> <83o9dk0xu0.fsf@gnu.org> <87in3rmpis.fsf@himinbjorg.adminart.net> <11c859c9-e94c-4d4c-8bda-ef87ed7cc411@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1535907035 3996 195.159.176.226 (2 Sep 2018 16:50:35 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 16:50:35 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) Cc: gazally@runbox.com, rms@gnu.org, psainty@orcon.net.nz, emacs-devel@gnu.org, emacs-devel-bounces+psainty=orcon.net.nz@gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Sep 02 18:50:31 2018 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1fwVa2-0000uC-Bi for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 18:50:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41742 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fwVc8-0001u9-LH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:52:40 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52095) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fwVaT-0000eC-5I for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:50:57 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fwVTX-0004Mq-FA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:43:48 -0400 Original-Received: from mo6-p02-ob.smtp.rzone.de ([2a01:238:20a:202:5302::3]:33968) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fwVTU-0004Im-Hz; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 12:43:44 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1535906623; s=strato-dkim-0002; d=adminart.net; h=Sender:References:Message-ID:Date:In-Reply-To:Subject:Cc:To:From: X-RZG-CLASS-ID:X-RZG-AUTH:From:Subject:Sender; bh=G/humwrh/49ybrgJY7PWqBVgXyINiDdNTfdgSGd3rS8=; b=CXi44X45d6AgZTekfPI3kkLD/E/cNBEU2ftbR1pGOOru+VSAoFj3BKLdOudVxn5laY MZfjK35mBhu9ocysIe37PlppW5nysPNWLvvncD7V9LoCSpTkBC4iTPDWVfH3dO5KStaL pzewTlDsIX0GWOwSXIhhnNBcbBJ3rh+Irp+2oVjY4LPQo4lH8z22PvsatlZ0BsecGxmz RUhrd/eWFlrgFEAcJRMfwLVeqKRtVqk2I3ajxKz2DbEO/qPVzpD3bI8XbTPeXcldyjmE ypErg7Lk3Dp4GzChPe7kZQZDws2q3Lod99stj7sX5b4g4318GJCs8UqkZHzwsyY2fMXC GsSg== X-RZG-AUTH: ":O2kGeEG7b/pS1FS4THaxjVF9w0vVgfQ9xGcjwO5WMRo5c+h5ceMqQWZ3yrBp+AVdIIwXjneEe9k=" X-RZG-CLASS-ID: mo00 Original-Received: from himinbjorg.adminart.net by smtp.strato.de (RZmta 43.21 DYNA|AUTH) with ESMTPSA id j020b1u82GhWFGH (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (curve secp521r1 with 521 ECDH bits, eq. 15360 bits RSA)) (Client did not present a certificate); Sun, 2 Sep 2018 18:43:32 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from lee by himinbjorg.adminart.net with local (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1fwVTH-0000ZW-UW; Sun, 02 Sep 2018 18:43:31 +0200 In-Reply-To: <11c859c9-e94c-4d4c-8bda-ef87ed7cc411@default> (Drew Adams's message of "Sat, 1 Sep 2018 15:30:42 -0700 (PDT)") X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2a01:238:20a:202:5302::3 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:229183 Archived-At: Drew Adams writes: >> > So we will need to have machine learning in Emacs for this to work >> > satisfactorily? >> >> That would depend on what one is satisfied with. Generally, well, why >> shouldn't an editor or other software learn about the preferences and >> the behaviour of its user and thus become able to yield a better usage >> experience and better support with the work the user is using the >> software to do? >> >> Thinking of it, I much prefer software that kinda does that already; >> only it doesn't do that by itself, so I have to do it --- by setting >> preferences, writing my own functions, defining my own key bindings, for >> example. I wouldn't need to do all that if the software could figure it >> out by itself. > > Do you imagine that there is a policy here to exclude what you're asking > for? On the contrary. Patches for such enhancements are welcome, I'm > sure. Emacs development is by volunteers, such as yourself. You've > helped already by offering thoughts about various things. There are lots > of ways to help. Contributing ideas or code for the kind of thing you're > asking for would be great. I'd find it wonderful if I could provide such enhancements. I provided an enhanced version of hi-lock-mode years ago and never heard back about it. I think my version stopped working some time after that, but since I didn't have time to look into it and didn't use it as much anymore, I never found out what happened.