Re: vc-set-mode-line-busy-indicator

[Dan Nicolaescu]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

  >       > If you start moving point before it completes, then
  >       > maybe you can't tell, unless you move to the end.
  > 
  >     Even if you move to the end, you can't tell if the command is done 
  > 
  > Why not?  Isn't there some text that appears at the end when the
  > command is finished?

No, there isn't.

  > If not, let's add some.

Please don't, there temporarily was some for a few months, and it was
discussed at length on the list and voted out.  It is annoying when you
have to copy the buffer that there's extra text that is not part of the
diff that you have to deal with.


  >       > That might be reasonable.  I thought people were talking about mode
  >       > lines of all buffers.
  > 
  >     No, it's not for all buffers, just for buffers that VC uses to execute
  >     commands that can take a long time.
  > 
  > I have no objection to that, but adding text at the end when it finishes
  > also seems like a good idea.

Please don't, see above.