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Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks
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Keith David Bershatsky |
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Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks |
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Thu, 07 Jul 2016 10:53:29 -0700 |
Yes, a `needs-recalculation` flag would be very useful -- i.e., when the values
for `window-start` and `window-end` are correct and not going to change, then
run the Lisp function (attached to the hook) that depends upon those values
being correct. A counter, however, may not be a reliable indicator of the
above test.
[My assumption is that overlays could be placed before the screen visually
refreshes, so that the overlays are visually present when redisplay finishes.]
Keith
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At Thu, 7 Jul 2016 12:08:09 -0400,
Clément Pit--Claudel wrote:
>
> On 2016-07-04 18:50, Keith David Bershatsky wrote:
> > The reason I mentioned the `window-scroll-functions` hook was an
> > assumption (on my part) that Clément had initially categorized my
> > potential usage of the proposed `post-redisplay-hook` as only
> > relating to scrolling. I just wanted to clarify / differentiate my
> > proposed use case as needing `window-start` and `window-end` each
> > command loop.
>
> IIUC then the post-redisplay-hook thing wouldn't work very nicely: in
> general, it's going to run more often than once per command loop cycle.
>
> > With respect to the hook running more than once each command loop, it
> > is only a problem for me because my calculations are costly time-wise
> > (e.g., `vertical-motion'). So, I only want to do it one time each
> > command loop.
>
> Would registering a post-command hook and incrementing a counter in there
> help? You would then predicate your costly calculations on the value of that
> counter having changed since the last time the calculations ran.
>
> Even simpler: in a pre/post-command hook switch a `needs-recalculation' flag
> to t, and after completing the calculations (from whichever other hook you're
> using for them) switch `needs-recalculation' to nil. If the function doing
> the calculations is called when `needs-recalculation' is nil, then can exit
> immediately.
>
> Or is there something more complex that I'm missing?
>
> Clément.
>
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- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, (continued)
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, Stefan Monnier, 2016/07/04
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, Clément Pit--Claudel, 2016/07/10
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, Keith David Bershatsky, 2016/07/04
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, Keith David Bershatsky, 2016/07/04
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, Keith David Bershatsky, 2016/07/05
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks,
Keith David Bershatsky <=
- Re: Use cases for post-redisplay hooks, Keith David Bershatsky, 2016/07/07