Miles Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 6/17/05, Ted Zlatanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This will make threads more of a utility than a true built-in, and >> threaded code would be written especially for that purpose. > > Do you know of any applications that require this? For many purposes, > using timers etc. seems to work fairly well already. > > The main reason I can see for wanting threading is to allow users to > continue using Emacs in one window while waiting for another window > that's doing something (e.g. Gnus updating over a dialup). However > that level of functionality is hard to implement.
I think that's the problem isn't it? Analysis of what benefit Emacs could get from threads. We don't need threads for improving GNUs - we just need better async protocol implementations. They will come, slowly, but surely. I think threads would be most useful for things like fontification and parsing (eg: in xml buffers). When you think about these applications a bolt on thread model looks less attractive. Nic _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
