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Re: Lazy image converters
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: Lazy image converters |
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Sun, 16 Feb 2020 10:20:20 -0500 |
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> What if we have a lazy image, so its FILE-OR-DATA is calculated at
> redisplay time. 'image-convert' could utilize this. One of the approaches
> to lazy images is to allow FILE-OR-DATA to be a function returning actual
> file or data. Redisplay could call this func and substitute the value of
> FILE-OR-DATA in image spec with the results, kind of caching the results.
It's definitely worth a try.
Maybe we can do that using the existing jit-lock hook?
Stefan