Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work

[David Kastrup]

Slawomir Nowaczyk <address@hidden> writes:

> On Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:05:08 +0200
> David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> #> Lars Hansen <address@hidden> writes:
> #> 
> #> > + (defun redisplay-now ()
> #> > +   "Force display update."
> #> > +   (let ((redisplay-dont-pause t))
> #> > +     (sit-for 0)))
> #> > + 
> #> 
> #> In my opinion it is too much of a hack to warrant a function of its
> #> own. A proper `redisplay-now' function should have the ability to
> #> redisplay just a particular window and/or frame.
>
> FWIW, I think it is important to have a functions *exactly* because it
> is a hack... this way, when people use the function, we can later
> reimplement it in a better way. Otherwise, the hacks will have to be
> hunted down and replaced one by one.

But the hacks will have to be hunted down and replaced one by one,
anyway, since the stuff indiscriminately refreshes everything instead
of just the required parts of the display.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum