From: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#5937: 23.1.95; why saving empty abbrev tables
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:46:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <xbai7hntnuzq.fsf@cam.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m1mxx8lmnz.fsf@cam.ac.uk>
On 2010-04-27 04:49 +0100, Stefan Monnier wrote:
>>>> It seems to make it more difficult for editing (edit-abbrevs) because
>>>> the buffer is full of empty abbrev. I wonder if saving only non-empty
>>>> tables is better and user friendlier.
>>> It does sound like a good idea. Any objection?
>> Would the following patch be acceptable?
>
> Actually, having tried it now for a while I do have an objection: it
> makes it harder to add entries to an abbrev-table if that table
> is empty.
>
> So I think a better option is to sort the tables such that empty tables
> are pushed to the end.
I thought of this question when creating the patch. I wasn't sure how
best to offer the option to add abbrevs to empty tables.
When I first tried out abbrev I was confused at edit-abbrevs by all
those empty tables. For example, the editing abbrevs buffer could easily
have 1000 lines with the empty tables show up. I thought I had done
something wrong with those C-x ail stuff. In the end I didn't use abbrev
for 2-3 years until last year when I started using snippet.
I think users use edit-abbrevs often to view and edit existing abbrevs
or adding new ones to a non-empty table. When an abbrev tale is empty it
is most likely the user hasn't used abbrevs in the major mode associated
with it. Personally, I prefer keeping the edit abbrevs buffer smaller.
It is cleaner and less confusing.
Do you think we can address this issue in another way for example by
offering a key biding to enter an empty table? For example, make M-RET
move point to the end of current abbrev table and asking for a table
name (with completion)? (this is similar to M-RET in org mode)
> Stefan
Leo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-04-27 8:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-12 15:23 bug#5937: 23.1.95; why saving empty abbrev tables Leo
2010-04-12 18:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-04-15 10:26 ` Leo
2010-04-15 12:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-04-16 10:36 ` Leo
2010-04-27 3:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-04-27 8:46 ` Leo [this message]
2010-04-27 10:12 ` Leo
2010-04-27 10:32 ` Leo
2011-03-27 20:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-28 4:45 ` Leo
2011-03-28 13:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-28 14:26 ` Leo
2011-03-28 15:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-29 0:35 ` Leo
2011-03-29 3:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-29 4:41 ` Leo
2011-03-29 5:16 ` Leo
2011-03-29 13:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-29 15:42 ` Leo
2011-03-29 20:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-30 1:08 ` Leo
2011-03-27 5:09 ` Leo
2011-03-27 17:34 ` Andreas Röhler
2011-03-28 3:38 ` Leo
2011-03-27 20:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-28 4:03 ` Leo
2011-03-28 14:02 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-28 14:40 ` Leo
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