From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: "Michael R. Mauger" <mmaug@yahoo.com>
Cc: Tim Cross <tcross@une.edu.au>, 6686@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6686: 24.0.50; [restore functionality] sql-mode
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:19:14 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wrsmdvct.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87aaplpp6j.fsf@blind-mole.une.edu.au> (Tim Cross's message of "Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:02:44 +1000")
Hi Michael,
Could you take a look at this bug report? Thanks.
Tim Cross <tcross@une.edu.au> writes:
> The way sql-mode works in emacs has changed and while some of the
> changes are good, there is one major change that isn't.
>
> In previous versions of sql-mode, running queries and executing stored
> procedures/functions from within the sql interactive buffer did not hold
> system focus. If the command you executed was going to take some time to
> run, you could switch to another buffer/frame and continue working, read
> mail, use w3m etc. However, this has now changed. When you execute an
> SQL command or call a stored procedure/function from within the SQLi
> buffer, you are effectively locked out from doing anything else in emacs
> until that command has completed. I'm guessing, but suspect this change
> is due to the additional output processing that has been added to
> sql-mode, such as translation of tabs to spaces etc. I have disabled as
> many features as I can, but this has made no difference.
>
> I am using sql-mode to access an Oracle database using sqlplus.
> Everything works as it always has with emacs 23 and this change only
> occured in emacs 24 either late last year or early this year.
>
> Could we either have the old behavior restored or if that is not
> possible and if the change is due to other new features, have a way of
> turning the new features off and restoring the old behavior. I really
> want to continue using sql-mode and *really* don't want to have to give
> it up in favor of something far less pleasant to use than emacs!
>
> thanks,
>
> Tim
>
>
> In GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
> of 2010-07-19 on blind-mole
> Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10706000
> configured using `configure '--prefix=/usr/local''
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-07-23 16:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-07-21 2:02 bug#6686: 24.0.50; [restore functionality] sql-mode Tim Cross
2010-07-23 16:19 ` Chong Yidong [this message]
2010-07-28 19:52 ` Michael Mauger
2010-07-28 23:51 ` Tim Cross
2010-07-29 0:34 ` Michael Mauger
2010-07-29 0:53 ` Tim Cross
2010-08-04 1:11 ` Michael Mauger
2010-08-04 23:43 ` Tim Cross
2010-08-09 1:07 ` Tim Cross
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