Re: antlr-mode.el - need some support by python.el

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> Just having a dynamically-scoped var by itself seems a more verbose and
>>> error-prone approach to me.
>> The narrowing state is just the same as a dynamically-scoped var, it's
>> just not exposed in the same way to Elisp.
> I'm not sure I understand your point.

That's just because I misunderstood yours ;-)

> it's a special var which many built-in function respect, so the user
> respects it automatically, most of the time, without even trying to.

The fact that it's only obeyed by using it explicitly is a feature: as
explained, setting narrowing has too far reaching effects which are not
always desirable.


        Stefan