Re: redisplay-dont-pause does not work

[David Kastrup]

Lars Hansen <address@hidden> writes:

> Kim F. Storm wrote:
>
>>David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> I propose checking this change in.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Done.
>>  
>>
> Thanks!
>
> What about something like this:
>
> *** /home/lh/cvsroot/emacs/lisp/subr.el       2006-06-01 22:55:47.000000000 
> +0200
> --- subr.el   2006-06-05 09:04:22.868010017 +0200
> ***************
> *** 1869,1874 ****
> --- 1869,1879 ----
>         (setq buffer-file-name name)
>         (set-buffer-modified-p modified))))
>   
> + (defun redisplay-now ()
> +   "Force display update."
> +   (let ((redisplay-dont-pause t))
> +     (sit-for 0)))
> + 
>   

In my opinion it is too much of a hack to warrant a function of its
own.  A proper `redisplay-now' function should have the ability to
redisplay just a particular window and/or frame.

If we invent such a function, it should do something more thorough.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum