From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Can't interrupt directory_files_internal runfromtimer-event-handler Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:54:39 +0200 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1123250614 12665 80.91.229.2 (5 Aug 2005 14:03:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 14:03:34 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 05 16:03:30 2005 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E12kB-0003rD-Na for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 16:00:16 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E12jp-0007ZD-6h for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:59:53 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1E12ir-0007RG-JC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:58:53 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1E12in-0007Pa-KS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:58:51 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1E12im-0007Op-Pm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 09:58:49 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.76.162.229] (helo=world1.sdm.de) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1E12rt-00016a-Vx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 10:08:14 -0400 Original-Received: from mucns1.muc.sdm.de ([193.102.180.22]) by world1.sdm.de (MTA) via esmtp id 1E12eq-0001Uc-04; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:54:44 +0200 Original-Received: by mucns1.muc.sdm.de (MTA) via esmtp from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=sdmmail1.sdm.de) id 1E12ep-000423-Uf; Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:54:43 +0200 Original-Received: from mucmail1.sdm.de ([193.102.180.175]) by sdmmail1.sdm.de with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:54:43 +0200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Can't interrupt directory_files_internal runfromtimer-event-handler Thread-Index: AcWZvyg6yF/CU9o+SlyBLbyXLU+3HgABf2RQ Original-To: , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Aug 2005 13:54:43.0277 (UTC) FILETIME=[3B5217D0:01C599C5] 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:41538 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:41538 Juanma Barranquero wrote: > On 8/5/05, klaus.berndl@sdm.de wrote: >=20 >> AFAIK there is a new macro in CVS named `while-no-input' (there >> was a discussion some time ago).... >=20 > BTW, `while-no-input' and `throw-on-input' are not documented on the > Emacs Lisp Reference; and the docstring for `throw-on-input' is > suboptimal: >=20 > If non-nil, any keyboard input throws to this symbol. > The value of that variable is passed to `quit-flag' and later > causes a peculiar kind of quitting. Well, then my question: is `while-no-input' ready for use by elisp- Programmers? Klaus