From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Paul R Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: multi-threaded Emacs Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:42:04 +0100 Message-ID: <87oczr6jrn.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87abbiody1.fsf@master.homenet> <877i6l5d8s.fsf@master.homenet> <874p1npvtj.fsf@master.homenet> <87ej0qci8g.fsf@master.homenet> <87y6yxm7xr.fsf@master.homenet> <87oczroysm.fsf@master.homenet> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1228470149 31579 80.91.229.12 (5 Dec 2008 09:42:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 09:42:29 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 05 10:43:33 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 1L8XDg-0007WD-90 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:43:33 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:46890 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L8XCT-0002tn-Ut for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:42:18 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L8XCM-0002so-Jl for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:42:10 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L8XCK-0002sA-QE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:42:09 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40466 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L8XCK-0002s7-HM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:42:08 -0500 Original-Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.186]:4794) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L8XCK-0006W0-4E for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:42:08 -0500 Original-Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 18so3936886fkq.10 for ; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:06 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:subject:references :date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=M2Kuh8N38p01LzcBqag35tNOP06Es49IAlutfW/S56E=; b=I2ja8S1kuw5OqfBZ0UvaVrIYKG8cfdByBhDwvYdZW4dB/36Mq6zPveG0ZsNuqXjlwM 4fzNQ99L4h4FPrX2SIhF1152+igXgHgg+MxRdF8vvEYySNDhykH3TrGEg0jxttivwJuj fw3gWeyk18sZrbXWql5ebwaXcTbLVUxV2IIhQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent :mime-version:content-type; b=QJcg1bmStxbORcioexKYdbfaTq6Lm53CSgy7hA3WBGe9AtLZCsQnyFZO/OvPxgZyJa TEAo7Gzz8mK+nJPHxo+z0I0D93PyJry2utNT0Ag9F9MCLiVH81whK9Vqzlu6O0zX+0y7 wY9cs9TNUB1rxwlrGoN4vTJ1/lcptxKNXB5go= Original-Received: by 10.181.142.13 with SMTP id u13mr5409822bkn.9.1228470126746; Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:06 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from ubuT42 (pdc35-1-82-242-132-111.fbx.proxad.net [82.242.132.111]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p9sm12109181fkb.8.2008.12.05.01.42.05 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:42:06 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: (Miles Bader's message of "Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:20:08 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:106600 Archived-At: Miles> This is because emacs, being an interactive system, generally Miles> doesn't have a lot of long-running code. It's the relatively few Miles> exceptions to this rule (e.g. gnus reading in new messages) that Miles> are the main issues in practice. Fixing those places will Miles> probably yield a lot of benefit for (relatively) small amount of Miles> work. I hope this would allow a better on-the-fly processing of text as well. I'm thinking of spell checking, code validation (this is called flymake in emacs IIRC), or even a smoother syntax highlighting. -- Paul