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bug#2944: 23.0.91; vc-dir confusing at startup
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Dan Nicolaescu |
Subject: |
bug#2944: 23.0.91; vc-dir confusing at startup |
Date: |
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:20:50 -0700 (PDT) |
severity 2944 wishlist
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Richard M Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
> The problem with not showing something in VC buffer is a common one for
> asynchronous VC commands (diff, log). The solution we have in emacs-23
> for that is to add [Working...] on the modeline while such command is in
> progress. Was that not obvious enough? Does the face for that message
> need to stand out a bit more?
>
> It will be clear enough to people who look for it, I suppose,
> but I did not notice it at all. I think it is desirable to put something
> temporarily in the buffer saying "the data is not really here yet".
I disagree there's a need to add another mechanism to show work is in
progress. If someone can write a clean patch that shows that message
and has not other ill effects, I won't oppose it. But I don't plan to
change anything in this respect.