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Re: [ELPA] New package: salv
From: |
Philip Kaludercic |
Subject: |
Re: [ELPA] New package: salv |
Date: |
Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:14:05 +0000 |
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?
Re: [ELPA] New package: salv, Akib Azmain Turja, 2022/07/19