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Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work
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David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work |
Date: |
Sat, 27 May 2006 08:49:26 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> You can request a display update, but only if no input is pending,
> with @code{(sit-for 0)}. To force a display update even when input is
> pending, do this:
>
> @example
> (let ((redisplay-dont-pause t))
> (sit-for 0))
> @end example
>
> Yes, I see a contradiction here. Setting `redisplay-dont-pause' does
> not have the declared effect, to wit "to force a display update even
> when input is pending".
>
> I think that text in the manual is mistaken. `redisplay-dont-pause'
> only affects redisplay itself. It has no effect on sit-for, which
> isn't (strictly speaking) redisplay.
>
> We could change the code, or change the manual.
> I am not sure which is better.
Given that there is no other way to force redisplay, I think it would
be sensible to change the code. The manual would not talk about this
possibility if there was not a perceived need for it.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- redisplay-dont-pause does not work, David Kastrup, 2006/05/25
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Richard Stallman, 2006/05/25
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, David Kastrup, 2006/05/26
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Richard Stallman, 2006/05/26
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work,
David Kastrup <=
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Richard Stallman, 2006/05/27
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, David Kastrup, 2006/05/28
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Richard Stallman, 2006/05/29
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Kim F. Storm, 2006/05/29
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Lars Hansen, 2006/05/27
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Eli Zaretskii, 2006/05/27
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Stefan Monnier, 2006/05/27
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, David Kastrup, 2006/05/27
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, Kim F. Storm, 2006/05/27
- Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work, David Kastrup, 2006/05/27