From: Nic Ferrier <nferrier@tapsellferrier.co.uk>
Cc: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org, miles@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Threads in emacs implementation
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:28:19 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fyvde30c.fsf@kanga.tapsellferrier.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <fc339e4a05061919117196a45@mail.gmail.com> (Miles Bader's message of "Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:11:05 +0900")
Miles Bader <snogglethorpe@gmail.com> writes:
> On 6/17/05, Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> wrote:
>> This will make threads more of a utility than a true built-in, and
>> threaded code would be written especially for that purpose.
>
> Do you know of any applications that require this? For many purposes,
> using timers etc. seems to work fairly well already.
>
> The main reason I can see for wanting threading is to allow users to
> continue using Emacs in one window while waiting for another window
> that's doing something (e.g. Gnus updating over a dialup). However
> that level of functionality is hard to implement.
I think that's the problem isn't it? Analysis of what benefit Emacs
could get from threads.
We don't need threads for improving GNUs - we just need better async
protocol implementations. They will come, slowly, but surely.
I think threads would be most useful for things like fontification and
parsing (eg: in xml buffers).
When you think about these applications a bolt on thread model looks
less attractive.
Nic
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-06-20 10:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 51+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-07 2:22 Threads in emacs implementation Denis Bueno
2005-06-07 2:52 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-07 2:59 ` Denis Bueno
2005-06-07 4:26 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-07 5:16 ` Ken Raeburn
2005-06-07 10:37 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-08 12:02 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-08 18:01 ` Magnus Henoch
2005-06-08 19:52 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-08 20:23 ` jhd
2005-06-08 20:47 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-08 22:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-06-08 21:43 ` Magnus Henoch
2005-06-08 22:26 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-08 22:34 ` hidden buffers for async (was Re: Threads in emacs implementation) Nic Ferrier
2005-06-08 23:36 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-10 0:13 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-10 1:15 ` hidden buffers for async Nic Ferrier
2005-06-10 1:32 ` Luc Teirlinck
2005-06-10 1:59 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-10 22:37 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-11 20:26 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-11 21:05 ` Henrik Enberg
2005-06-12 10:30 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-12 19:48 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-13 15:03 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-12 17:18 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-06-13 6:03 ` Juri Linkov
2005-06-09 14:41 ` Threads in emacs implementation Richard Stallman
2005-06-09 14:40 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-10 19:09 ` Ted Zlatanov
2005-06-11 3:48 ` Masatake YAMATO
2005-06-11 12:18 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-15 15:59 ` Ted Zlatanov
2005-06-15 23:26 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-16 16:25 ` Ted Zlatanov
2005-06-17 0:56 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-17 14:09 ` Ted Zlatanov
2005-06-17 18:47 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-20 18:04 ` Ted Zlatanov
2005-06-21 15:13 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-21 18:36 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-22 3:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-20 2:11 ` Miles Bader
2005-06-20 10:28 ` Nic Ferrier [this message]
2005-06-20 11:19 ` Lennart Borgman
2005-06-20 11:48 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-20 12:07 ` Nic Ferrier
2005-06-20 17:52 ` Ted Zlatanov
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2005-06-08 8:24 tomas
2005-06-09 0:29 Steven Wu
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