bug#39293: [PATCH] Base bookmark-bmenu-mode on 'tabulated-list-mode'

[Drew Adams]

Hi Stefan,

Our mails crossed just now.

> Just to bring your attention to the below message, which your email
> provider bounced for some reason (and I missed it did so at the
> time).
> 
> Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
> 
> > Revisiting this now, I would have been interested to know the answer
> > to this question: "Could you please explain which limitations you
> > see, and how you concretely see them affecting bookmark-bmenu-mode?"

See my message of Jan 26 (url in previous mail).

> > I would also be interested to know if there is anything that could be
> > done to improve 'tabulated-list-mode' to get rid of any such
> > limitations.

Provide a user option.  Make use of tabulated-list
mode optional.

> As you understand, my preference is in favour of the change.  But I've
> been uncomfortable pushing a change that basically only received
> negative feedback.  Now we have had another person express support for
> the change, which would make the consensus lean more in its favour.
> 
> Ideally, of course, we would be able to resolve the issues involved to
> everyones satisfaction.  I think we need to clarify the above questions
> to be able to figure out if that's doable or not.