On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 10:11:30AM +0000, Angus Leeming wrote:
> This particular lfun also illustrates a different kind of usage of the 
> argument. Here its value is a property of the document and cannot be known 
> at compile time. In the case of LFUN_DIALOG_SHOW, however, argument can 
> take only certain, known, values which we can (and presumably therefore 
> should) test.
> 
> Why not create another database of "permissible" args to certain lfuns? 
> Syntax would be something like:
>         dialog-show preferences NoBuffer
>         dialog-show latexlog ReadOnly
> etc

Why not simply let the LFUN handler fail if the passed goto target is
invalid or some dialog is not available or the buffer is r/o but the
dialog wants r/w?

This scheme looks a bit too complicated without enough benefits...

Andre'

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