Re: Gtk tabs in emacs, new branch.

[Lennart Borgman]

2010/4/10  <address@hidden>:
> Lennart Borgman <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Jan Djärv <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Lennart Borgman skrev 2010-04-10 03.47:
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 3:22 AM, Stefan Monnier
>>>> <address@hidden>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Tabs may seem like a good idea to switch between different
>>>>> window-configurations,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Switching between named window configuration seems like a good idea -
>>>> but is tabs actually needed for that?
>>>
>>> Needed, no.  The best GUI for it?  Probably.
>>
>>
>> So there are two parts of this:
>>
>> - Implementing tabs.
>> - Better handling of window configurations, probably including naming,
>> save and restore etc.
>
> Dont we have this already in "winner" or "winring" or some of the
> existing window configuration packages?


I don't thijnk so. I have not used winring.el, but it looks like it
can name window configurations. However it is not a part of Emacs.

None of them can save and restore window configurations from file
which I think is essential. I am thinking about adding that to
winsav.el. Most of it is already there, but I do not remember how far
we got with a printed representation of window configurations. Anyone
remember?


> Then again, window configurations could be further enhanced by
> finishing one of the "window group" proposals discussed some time
> ago on this list, but that nots necesary for tabs.


I think it is more essential than tabs. It can be used without tabs
and it enhances tabs.


>> Could we please move the second part to the main developing branch so
>> we can take advantage of that part as soon as possible?