Re: [Python-mode] Announcement of a new python major-mode on emacs-devel

2011-02-16 Thread Eric S. Johansson
On 2/16/2011 12:34 PM, m h wrote: WRT switching from XEmacs, what is your reason for using it? Curious minds want to know. :) My reason is simple. I consider Stallman delusional. 1) he considers the needs of free software to be dominant over the needs of disabled users. 2) he appears to belie

Re: [Python-mode] Announcement of a new python major-mode on emacs-devel

2011-02-16 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:34 AM, m h wrote: >* patch the new code to pull in any missing python-mode.el functionality > >The latter could be seen as a merge that would give a one true mode >with superset functionality. It would also get python-mode >effectively into the emacs distribution (ending th

Re: [Python-mode] Announcement of a new python major-mode on emacs-devel

2011-02-16 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Feb 16, 2011, at 11:11 AM, s...@pobox.com wrote: >I haven't tried it though I suspect you're right. However, how in the hell >else are we ever going to reduce the number of different Python modes? So, >today the new python.el maintainer seems happy. Assume GNU Emacs sucks it >up. Two years

Re: [Python-mode] Announcement of a new python major-mode on emacs-devel

2011-02-16 Thread skip
mh> WRT switching from XEmacs, what is your reason for using it? mh> Curious minds want to know. :) History. Moving is hard. Skip ___ Python-mode mailing list Python-mode@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-mode

Re: [Python-mode] Announcement of a new python major-mode on emacs-devel

2011-02-16 Thread m h
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:11 AM, wrote: >    Barry> I agree that I see no reason why python-mode.el can't borrow >    Barry> liberally from it. :) >    >> >    >> OTOH, if it works with XEmacs, why not just declare victory and go >    >> home? > >    Barry> Have you tried it?  I'd be pretty surp

Re: [Python-mode] paragraph-fill-warts

2011-02-16 Thread Barry Warsaw
On Feb 16, 2011, at 11:06 AM, s...@pobox.com wrote: >Andreas> paragraph-fill-warts bug should be cured now for XEmacs too in >Andreas> python-mode-components branch. > >Andreas> Will set branch `paragraph-fill-warts' on `obsolet'. > >So I need to abandon my current checkout and replace

Re: [Python-mode] Announcement of a new python major-mode on emacs-devel

2011-02-16 Thread skip
Barry> I agree that I see no reason why python-mode.el can't borrow Barry> liberally from it. :) >> >> OTOH, if it works with XEmacs, why not just declare victory and go >> home? Barry> Have you tried it? I'd be pretty surprised if it worked better, Barry> since the E

Re: [Python-mode] paragraph-fill-warts

2011-02-16 Thread skip
Andreas> paragraph-fill-warts bug should be cured now for XEmacs too in Andreas> python-mode-components branch. Andreas> Will set branch `paragraph-fill-warts' on `obsolet'. So I need to abandon my current checkout and replace it with this other branch? Is there some way to (easily)