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Re: hooks, functions and features of interactive
by John J. Foerch
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David Kettler <kettler@...> writes:
> Another feature of interactive that would be useful is the alternates
> mechanism. For instance I usually want url_remoting_fn to
> OPEN_NEW_BUFFER. But sometimes I want OPEN_NEW_BUFFER_BACKGROUND. I
> currently use the code below, but alternates would be nicer.
>
> Does this sound like something worth pursuing?
>
> Current code that would be neater with alternates:
>
> /* For url_remoting_fn; load in a new buffer. If -uu is given on the
> * command line, do so in the background. */
> function load_url_in_new_buffer_perhaps_bg(url, ctx) {
> create_buffer_in_current_window(
> buffer_creator(content_buffer, $load = url,
> $configuration = ctx.config),
> ctx.prefix_argument ? OPEN_NEW_BUFFER_BACKGROUND : OPEN_NEW_BUFFER,
> !ctx.prefix_argument);
> }
>
> url_remoting_fn = load_url_in_new_buffer_perhaps_bg;
Hi David,
This is very much like what I would like to do, but messier than I
want to do it. You have noticed the existence of the command-line
switch `-uu' which allows you to give a universal-arg prefix to a
command called by the `-f' switch. I do intend to extend this behavior
to urls passed on the command line, so that `alternates' can be used.
However, to accomplish that, I would like to deprecate the variable
`url_remoting_fn' and replace it by something along the lines of
`default_remoting_command'. Its value will be the name of an
interactive command instead of a function. That command will respect
-uu. This change requires a modification to the interactive system to
remove the assumption (for some commands) that an existing window is
available.
Incidentally, the reason that -uu has such a funny name is that `-u'
is already consumed by Mozilla. I was also thinking of changing it to
`+u' to get around that limitation, but using `+' as a switch prefix
will require a little adjustment of the command-line module, and I
haven't gotten around to it.
It's going to take me a long time to catch up with all the outstanding
patches on the mailing list, but I am mindful of them and appreciate
your patience. I'll try to address each item individually.
--
John Foerch
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> Another feature of interactive that would be useful is the alternates
> mechanism. For instance I usually want url_remoting_fn to
> OPEN_NEW_BUFFER. But sometimes I want OPEN_NEW_BUFFER_BACKGROUND. I
> currently use the code below, but alternates would be nicer.
>
> Does this sound like something worth pursuing?
>
> Current code that would be neater with alternates:
>
> /* For url_remoting_fn; load in a new buffer. If -uu is given on the
> * command line, do so in the background. */
> function load_url_in_new_buffer_perhaps_bg(url, ctx) {
> create_buffer_in_current_window(
> buffer_creator(content_buffer, $load = url,
> $configuration = ctx.config),
> ctx.prefix_argument ? OPEN_NEW_BUFFER_BACKGROUND : OPEN_NEW_BUFFER,
> !ctx.prefix_argument);
> }
>
> url_remoting_fn = load_url_in_new_buffer_perhaps_bg;
Hi David,
This is very much like what I would like to do, but messier than I
want to do it. You have noticed the existence of the command-line
switch `-uu' which allows you to give a universal-arg prefix to a
command called by the `-f' switch. I do intend to extend this behavior
to urls passed on the command line, so that `alternates' can be used.
However, to accomplish that, I would like to deprecate the variable
`url_remoting_fn' and replace it by something along the lines of
`default_remoting_command'. Its value will be the name of an
interactive command instead of a function. That command will respect
-uu. This change requires a modification to the interactive system to
remove the assumption (for some commands) that an existing window is
available.
Incidentally, the reason that -uu has such a funny name is that `-u'
is already consumed by Mozilla. I was also thinking of changing it to
`+u' to get around that limitation, but using `+' as a switch prefix
will require a little adjustment of the command-line module, and I
haven't gotten around to it.
It's going to take me a long time to catch up with all the outstanding
patches on the mailing list, but I am mindful of them and appreciate
your patience. I'll try to address each item individually.
--
John Foerch
_______________________________________________
Conkeror mailing list
Conkeror@...
https://www.mozdev.org/mailman/listinfo/conkeror
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