On Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:28:52 AM UTC+2, JohnBeckett wrote:

> There is one more wet blanket you need to be aware of.
>
> It may be the case that the complexity would rule out acceptance
> of the proposed changes since adding stuff to the source makes
> future maintenance and development more difficult.
>
While not my first choice I could maintain this as a set of patches against 
the official release of vim. But obviously I would much prefer it this 
became part of the official vim! :)
 

> My suggestion would be to start by getting a good feel for how
> many source files and #ifdef features would be involved. 
>
This is a pretty big task all of it self. But sure, it's a good early step 
as soon as I have found someone to work together with.
 

> Also, think about compatability with existing behaviour. For example,
> when multiple windows are displayed in current Vim, each window
> has a customisable status line. How would that work with the
> "modern GUI" style?
>
I have answered the question about the status line in another email. Please 
see one of my replies to Tony

//Tobbe
 

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