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Re: User interaction from multiple threads
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: User interaction from multiple threads |
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Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:00:03 -0400 |
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> > With multiple threads asynchonously requesting input, I have a feeling
> > that users will get confused in complicated situations as a result of
> > not knowing which thread the input is for.
> Yes, and I think we all agreed that some sort of serialization is
> needed.
We agree about the serialization, but the issue I am not talking about
now is different. I am talking about managing the various input
requests -- choosing the order of the requests, and identifying which
request is being made now and on behalf of which activity.
> > Perhaps the minibuffer should indicate which thread is making the request
> > when that isn't the current thread.
> Why is that important? Wouldn't the prompt itself be informative
> enough?
We can hardly assume that the prompt shows which activity is asking
for the input. What if two different threads ask for a Password?
The prompt might say, "Password: ". Which password should it be?
> And how (in what terms) would you suggest to indicate the
> thread ID in this case?
I don't know enough about the thread feature to figure that out.
Perhaps based on the thread's top-level function call?
Do threads have names?
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Dr Richard Stallman
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- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, (continued)
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/08/23
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Phil Sainty, 2018/08/23
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Phil Sainty, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Richard Stallman, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Richard Stallman, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads,
Richard Stallman <=
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Elias Mårtenson, 2018/08/23
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Michael Albinus, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Elias Mårtenson, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Michael Albinus, 2018/08/25
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Elias Mårtenson, 2018/08/27
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Richard Stallman, 2018/08/24
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Eli Zaretskii, 2018/08/25
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Phil Sainty, 2018/08/25
- Re: User interaction from multiple threads, Richard Stallman, 2018/08/25