Re: [External] : Re: Would you say this information window is well designed?

[Peter Dean]

On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:22 PM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
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> I suggest that you try using threads for such purposes. Because it's
> easier said than done, and IME this kind of jobs is not something for
> which Lisp threads, as currently implemented, are suitable.

Isn't it a kind of async task for which threads would be ideal, provided
the thread takes care of yielding often to keep the UI going?

What is it in Elisp threads which make them unsuitable for this? What
kind of problems do you think of?