From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: RE: Gtk tabs in emacs, new branch. Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:54:18 -0700 Message-ID: References: <4BB49A8F.3000307@swipnet.se> <87bpe312n3.fsf@mail.jurta.org><4BB4FE62.1010706@swipnet.se> <876340mcda.fsf@mail.jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1270857360 14645 80.91.229.12 (9 Apr 2010 23:56:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:56:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 'emacs-devel' To: "'Juri Linkov'" , "=?iso-8859-1?Q?'Jan_Dj=E4rv'?=" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Apr 10 01:55:58 2010 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 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0O3D-00040R-Fz for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 01:55:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:43498 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1O0O3D-0001mO-10 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:55:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1O0O38-0001m1-LH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:55:46 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51412 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1O0O37-0001ll-F6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:55:46 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0O35-0006vW-R0 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:55:45 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet11.oracle.com ([148.87.113.123]:50668) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O0O35-0006vO-KG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:55:43 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet13.oracle.com (rcsinet13.oracle.com [148.87.113.125]) by rcsinet11.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.2) with ESMTP id o39NtfUo025253 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:55:42 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt355.oracle.com (acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155]) by rcsinet13.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.2/Switch-3.4.1) with ESMTP id o39CAnAO017058; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 23:55:40 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt020.oracle.com by acsmt355.oracle.com with ESMTP id 150386661270857250; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:54:10 -0700 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/141.144.168.124) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:54:10 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 Thread-Index: AcrYPVJe5+e6wGkgSImkKWFXh2ttUQAAmq9g X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 In-Reply-To: <876340mcda.fsf@mail.jurta.org> X-Source-IP: acsmt355.oracle.com [141.146.40.155] X-Auth-Type: Internal IP X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090206.4BBFBE7D.0007:SCFMA4539814,ss=1,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:123406 Archived-At: > >> I've been thinking about merging the non-toolkit tabs, > >> but this branch name is too restrictive. > > > > Well, branches are easy with bzr, so just create your own :-). > > I've published a new branch that implements tabs for > non-toolkit X builds. > It is at bzr.savannah.gnu.org/srv/bzr/emacs/x-tabs. > The tab bar is modelled after the tool bar. Tab functions share > some similarities with frame-, window- and buffer-related functions > (same name conventions, etc.) When describing such a feature, it would help to compare and contrast it with tabbar.el, with which many people are familiar. Similarly, it would help to compare it with tabs in other apps. At least at a summary level of description, to give an idea.