From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
Cc: lute.kamstra.lists@xs4all.nl, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: debug-on-entry question
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:12:32 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vf46msmn.fsf@jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1Dkw6C-0005RX-4p@fencepost.gnu.org> (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:40:24 -0400")
> There are other commands using `a' letter to read function names (like
> `elp-instrument-function', etc.) where getting the default function name
> from the current buffer would be useful too. So maybe it's better to
> implement this in `call-interactively' for all commands using `a'?
>
> That seems like a good idea.
I have ideas for improving other code letters (for example, using ffap
for `f', `F', `D'), but they are much easier implementable in Lisp.
> I think that allowing customization at that level is asking for
> trouble. Customizating details of how a specific letter `b' works is
> not a problem, but letting programs simply redefine these codes is
> asking for trouble. What if two different packages both define Q but
> define it in different ways?
>
> It is much better if people keep on handling such cases by writing
> Lisp code as they already have.
The problem is in changing existing code letters. Emacs allows
customization of almost everything down to redefining built-in core
functions, but disallows customization of default methods for reading
input arguments. This is an artificial restriction contradicting the
principles of Emacs customization.
--
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-06-22 13:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-18 10:03 debug-on-entry question Yoni Rabkin Katzenell
2005-06-18 11:23 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-18 11:47 ` Yoni Rabkin Katzenell
2005-06-19 14:03 ` Juri Linkov
2005-06-19 17:24 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-19 17:48 ` David Kastrup
2005-06-19 18:07 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-20 4:59 ` Juri Linkov
2005-06-20 15:42 ` Drew Adams
2005-06-21 2:00 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-20 3:50 ` Richard Stallman
2005-06-20 17:41 ` Lute Kamstra
2005-06-21 16:32 ` Juri Linkov
2005-06-22 3:40 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-22 8:32 ` Lute Kamstra
2005-06-23 0:54 ` Richard M. Stallman
2005-06-22 13:12 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2005-06-23 14:38 ` Drew Adams
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