branch: externals/crdt
commit 58ca0a67b6decf97ff3bca1dc56588f101e10d9d
Author: Qiantan Hong <qh...@mit.edu>
Commit: Qiantan Hong <qh...@mit.edu>
documents
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HACKING.org | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
README.org | 1 +
2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
diff --git a/HACKING.org b/HACKING.org
index 59c3c04..38745a6 100644
--- a/HACKING.org
+++ b/HACKING.org
@@ -120,3 +120,25 @@ be invoked with no argument in any CRDT shared buffer to
access or modify that s
- overlay-remove ::
body takes the form =(buffer-name site-id logical-clock)=
+* Emacs as a collaborative operating system
+
+The goal: With a few annotations, developer should be able to make any Emacs
application
+collaboration-powered. Emacs should be one of the most powerful collaboration
platforms.
+
+How: There're plenty of Emacs applications centered around the buffer and
buffer-local-variables.
+By implementing synchronization primitives for all components in a buffer,
+pretty much everything can be made collaborative.
+Synchronize arbitrary buffer-local-variable reasonably is hard, but user
annotations can help.
+
+** TODO list
+ - [X] synchronize buffer text (insert/delete)
+ - [X] synchronize overlays
+ - [-] synchronize major/minor modes
+ + [X] initial synchronization of major modes
+ + [ ] toggle minor modes on the fly
+ + [ ] change major modes on the fly
+ - [ ] set of synchronization primitives for buffer local variables
+ + [ ] server dictated
+ + [ ] a library of CRDTs
+ - [ ] synchronize text properties (any use case for this?)
+ - [ ] synchronize markers (any use case for this?)
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 682d279..aef863c 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Highlights:
- Share multiple buffer in one session
- See other users' cursor and region
- (experimental) synchronize Org mode folding status
+- Should work with all of Org mode. (If not please submit an issue)
* Usage
