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Re: Infrastructural complexity.


From: martin rudalics
Subject: Re: Infrastructural complexity.
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:58:16 +0200
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> Frames are a simpler abstraction upon which less relies.
> The command set encourages fewer, weaker assumptions by
> users about how frames work.
>
> So, adding the new complexity mainly to frames seems
> a better idea.  It better fits the mental model that
> users already have.  It better preserves some of the
> longest lasting and most successful parts of the elisp
> interface.

We mostly agree on that.  But I cannot seriously agree on a concept that
has frames contain windows and other frames and have some parts of Emacs
consider those other frames as fringes.  That way madness lies.

martin




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