Re: Window configurations

[Juri Linkov]

>> There is no such problem for bookmarks because when the user decides
>> to restore a bookmark for an Info-apropos node, then the user is ready
>> to wait until this Info node is created and displayed.
>
> Thanks, that makes sense.  So maybe the bookmark data should include
> some `slow' tag of some sort if we want to use it for desktop.el.

A `slow' tag in the bookmark record would be useful not only for
desktop.el.  `bookmark-jump' could warn the user that restoring
the bookmark might take some time.

>> There is another package that could benefit from the functionality of
>> bookmark.el - saveplace.el that saves places in files.  For instance,
>> when I put point on the `* Elisp: (elisp)' line in `dir', kill the
>> *info* buffer, and type `C-h i' again, then I'd like if point was
>> on the same `* Elisp: (elisp)' line.
>
> Of course.  The stack of *Help* topics is another one that could use it.

And `Info-history' as well.  (Info and Help are another candidates for
unification.)

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/