From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Suggestion: A fringe indicator that shows the last/first line before scrolling Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:22 -0500 Message-ID: References: <8763w9mhdm.fsf@member.fsf.org> <64bfe3d50802280555l626d1dd4o9eb002f7d6c09681@mail.gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1204219197 17729 80.91.229.12 (28 Feb 2008 17:19:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:19:57 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "David O'Toole" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Feb 28 18:20:14 2008 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 4.50) id 1JUmQX-0005wS-Uk for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:20:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JUmQ1-0004xX-GC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:41 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JUmPx-0004w7-Km for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:37 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JUmPv-0004vJ-La for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:37 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JUmPv-0004vC-Ht for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mercure.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.24.67]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JUmPr-0003ef-Nq; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:31 -0500 Original-Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 829522CEB63; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:31 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12C723FE3; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:23 -0500 (EST) Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 004446CAAA; Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:19:22 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <64bfe3d50802280555l626d1dd4o9eb002f7d6c09681@mail.gmail.com> (David O'Toole's message of "Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:55:27 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: 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:90740 Archived-At: > I like this idea, I tend to have the same problem. > I wonder if this could be implemented in plain Emacs Lisp? Yes, it must be possible. Basically, use a pre-command-hook to remember window-start and window-end, and a post-command-hook where you place visual indicators at those 2 remembered spots. Plus maybe a timer that removes those visual indicators after a few seconds? Stefan