Daniel,
If you read Paul's note, the problem he's trying to solve arises precisely because it is too expensive to have a lot of chatter across I/O between emacs and an external java process. The solution he's considering -- put the display logic into the java process so as to avoid the I/O -- addresses the problem. Your proposal - a different window layout managed by ECB - adds more complexity (by bringing ECB into the mix) without doing anything to reduce the high cost of I/O between the debugger and its display. Eric In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Daniel Hegyi" writes: : >I think it is practical to use Java to extend Emacs where not much : >interaction is required between Emacs and the extension, the wizards : >and the debugger are examples. It may even be possible to provide : >those extensions with a Java GUI. Pettar Maehlen and I have been : >discussing the possibility of creating a Java window for JDEbug to display : >local variable values when stepping through a program. Currently : >displaying local variables slows down stepping significantly because : >it involves sending significant amounts of text across the : >standard I/O channel to Emacs. A separate local variable window : >that lives in the debugger process instead of the Emacs process would : >eliminate this bottleneck. : I think this would be great! JDE is already a very powerful IDE, that is, it : has a great deal of functionality. But I'm concerned with the UI aspect of : it. Emacs-ers are used to doing M-x all the time, however, I think it could : benefit much from some GUI components instead of having to memorize so many : functions. : : Regarding the inspection of local vars you may also want to consider : displaying them in an ECB window. (Although ECB is not a mandatory component : of JDE, it seems like a natural fit for the problem.) Maybe having the : option of having either Java GUI or ECB inspection view? : : : Regards, : Daniel : : _________________________________________________________________ : MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: : http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx :
