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[18.189.26.125]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 44sm6874195qtn.56.2017.03.26.18.23.35 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:23:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c09::235 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:213399 Archived-At: On 2017-03-26 19:26, Drew Adams wrote: >>> Maybe you could elaborate, e.g., with a (fictitious) example? >>> Maybe show what else you think is needed for that, beyond >>> what I suggested. >> >> I think your proposal would make what I described possible :) > > I don't see how. It seems like another code change would be > needed to support it. Not that both could not be done at the > same time, but I don't see that what I suggested, by itself, > would also realize what you suggest. You're right. I just think that implementing your suggestion would be a significant first step towards what I described (and in fact would get us most of the way there, inasmuch as the rest of the changes would be rather minimal). > If both enhancements were made at the same time then yes, the > doc change for my suggestion would be different. Again, a > priori I have nothing against (someone) making both changes. > > Thanks for thinking about this. Thank you for suggesting this!