Re: master 3b41141708: Expose the name of an event's input device to Lisp

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Any chance we could attach this info to the events rather than storing
>> them in some global var making it unclear to which event it applies?
>
> We can't put it in the event list, i.e. key events are mostly just
> characters, and can't be extended.

I thought we only need it for events like scroll events, i.e. not for
plain character events.

> Which event the global variable applies to is also perfectly clear: it
> applies to the last event that was read, either by the command loop or
> read-event.

Yeah, it works, but relying on state is ugly and better avoided if
we can.


        Stefan