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Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes
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Max Nikulin |
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Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes |
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Tue, 21 Jun 2022 22:48:18 +0700 |
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On 21/06/2022 11:07, Ihor Radchenko wrote:
Max Nikulin writes:
The other question is altering the org-capture code.
I think that it is too early to discuss org-capture part just yet.
Lets first finalize the generic library itself and discuss the
appropriate adjustments to
org-capture/org-agenda/org-export/org-todo/etc code later.
From my point of view changing menu without adjusting calling logic is
a kind of trade-off with uncertain net result. New UI may significantly
affect different user expectations. It seems this is the point of our
disagreement. You tend to consider menu in isolation trying to postpone
the question concerning interaction of code running before menu creation
and handlers of menu items (they are not belong to the same call stack
any more).
What I am really afraid is words like:
Sure. That somewhere can be buffer-local variable inside the capture
menu buffer. Or global variable. Or closure. How is it relevant to the
capture menu?
I am trying to avoid implementation of menu that would make passing
state to handlers unreliable or prohibitively complicated.
Global variables are certainly not an option because such approach does
not allow several instances of menu created in parallel.
To use buffer-local variables some support from the side of menu library
is required. Buffer does not exist when menu function is called. So
either some callback should be passed to menu to be invoked when a new
buffer is created for menu or that buffer should be returned from the
menu creating function. Unsure if (current-buffer) would be a reliable
approach.
Closures should work, but would be it convenient enough?
Maybe some intermediate layer should be introduced to make alternative
implementation of menu (transient, completing read, etc.) easier.
I believe, discussing design of menu without evaluation if it is
suitable to features that should use it (capture, agenda, etc.), there
is a risk to create unreasonable restrictions on further steps.
That is why I consider the following aspects of menu design as essential
ones:
- A clearly determined way to pass some state from a function that
requests creation of menu to handlers of menu items.
- When a non-blocking technique to wait user decision is used, multiple
instances of the same menu should be allowed.
- Defined extension points for alternative implementations to avoid code
duplication and divergence of behavior.
My fear is that if such points are ignored in the beginning, it may
become impossible later.
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, (continued)
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/08
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Max Nikulin, 2022/06/10
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/11
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Max Nikulin, 2022/06/18
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/18
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Max Nikulin, 2022/06/19
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/20
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Max Nikulin, 2022/06/20
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/21
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Arthur Miller, 2022/06/21
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- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Max Nikulin, 2022/06/22
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Arthur Miller, 2022/06/26
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Max Nikulin, 2022/06/29
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Arthur Miller, 2022/06/30
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/25
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Arthur Miller, 2022/06/26
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Ihor Radchenko, 2022/06/26
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Arthur Miller, 2022/06/26
- Re: Proposal: 'executable' org-capture-templaes, Arthur Miller, 2022/06/21