From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: local keymap patch for key-binding Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:34:19 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87slj1hybl.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <85pse5cbqw.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <87zmd7yjq4.fsf@furball.mit.edu> <85pse3n99c.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <87r6yjxh7k.fsf@furball.mit.edu> <85venuc27c.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85r6yiivi7.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85hczdbdv2.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85mz959kkw.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <854pvbiyax.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85r6yeek4e.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <853bas3d5d.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <85psdtkwo6.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1158611750 4810 80.91.229.2 (18 Sep 2006 20:35:50 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:35:50 +0000 (UTC) Cc: cyd@stupidchicken.com, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 18 22:35:47 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GPPqA-00022Z-Ux for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:35:43 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GPPqA-000251-Gx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:35:42 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GPPpz-00023j-0x for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:35:31 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GPPpx-00022a-Kx for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:35:30 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GPPpx-00022S-Ey for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:35:29 -0400 Original-Received: from [195.41.46.237] (helo=pfepc.post.tele.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GPPso-0007up-Uy; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:38:27 -0400 Original-Received: from kfs-l.imdomain.dk.cua.dk (0x503e2644.bynxx3.adsl-dhcp.tele.dk [80.62.38.68]) by pfepc.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id 1C5FC8A003F; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:35:17 +0200 (CEST) Original-To: David Kastrup In-Reply-To: <85psdtkwo6.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> (David Kastrup's message of "Mon\, 18 Sep 2006 17\:43\:21 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) 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:59985 Archived-At: David Kastrup writes: > Richard Stallman writes: > >> I agree that it seems logical to include this to complement the >> changes to key-binding and command-remapping. >> >> OTOH, I'm not convinced that we really need this (now or later). >> >> That is what I feel. Let's put it off. > > Well, I proposed it because it is rather easy to do, does not change > the behavior of the old function unless the additional argument is > used (and thus can't introduce a bug unless a user chooses to exercise > this feature), and because there is otherwise an omission in the APIs. > > I'd rather have people use this in case they actually need it than > fabricate workarounds. > > I agree that there does not appear a particular need for existing > applications that I know. > > Should I keep this around for putting it in after the release? IMO, Yes. The problem I see with installing it now is that it will not get any testing before the release. -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk