Re: replacing hexl-mode with nhexl-mode?

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org>
> Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 02:59:53 -0400
> Cc: eliz@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> There seems like there is a tiny amount of work before this could
> straight up replace hexl-mode then.

Given what Stefan said:

> Indeed, `nhexl-mode` was not designed as a plug-in replacement for
> `hexl-mode`.

I'm not so sure that it's only a tiny amount of work.  Fixing design
problems never is, IME.  However, ...

> Not sure my table can fit this, but it sure would be a fun thing to
> do.

... I certainly don't want to discourage you or anyone else to work on
adding the missing features, and then we could revisit this issue.