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Re: [ELPA] New package: salv
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Akib Azmain Turja |
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Re: [ELPA] New package: salv |
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Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:24:43 +0600 |
Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
> Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net> writes:
>
>> Hi Stefan, et al,
>>
>> I'd like to submit salv.el [0] to GNU ELPA. The readme describes it
>> like so:
>>
>> Salve, v. t. & i.
>>
>> To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.
>>
>> --Webster, 1913
>>
>> Q: How does this package differ from other ones that automatically
>> save buffers?
>>
>> A: Salve is a buffer-local minor mode, rather than being a global
>> mode. It is activated in buffers the user wants to be saved,
>> rather than in all buffers (requiring the user to exclude ones that
>> aren't to be saved). It uses per-buffer idle timers, rather than a
>> global timer. It only runs a timer when a buffer is modified after
>> being saved, rather than constantly. Because of these
>> characteristics, it's simple and lightweight.
>>
>> Please see the attached patch to elpa-packages.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Adam
>>
>> 0: https://github.com/alphapapa/salv.el
>
> Not to sound judgemental, but considering that the real functionality of
> the package is about 30-40 lines of code, couldn't this be converted
> into a patch to files.el?
>
That's a good idea IMHO.
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Re: [ELPA] New package: salv, Akib Azmain Turja, 2022/07/19