Re: buffer-swap-text and multibyteness

[Stefan Monnier]

>> >> >> In my poiunt of view, the way "edit" should work is that it should
>> >> >> basically be put into `message-mode' and then "saving" would simply
>> >> >> encode the whole message (as if preparing to send it).
>> >> > I'm not sure this isn't an overkill.
>> >> 
>> >> Not sure why you'd think so.
>> 
>> > When did you last look at the code you were describing?  It does a lot
>> > more then just encode the message and add/rewrite the Content-Type
>> > headers.
>> 
>> But... why do you think this "a lot more" is not needed/useful in the
>> case of rmailedit?

> Because rmailedit never sends any message, so it does not need most of
> that stuff.

I still don't know what you're referring to.  What does it do extra that
rmailedit.el wouldn't need?


        Stefan