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[elpa] externals/activities 80e76f2924 2/3: Docs: Clarify comparison |
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Thu, 29 Feb 2024 03:57:23 -0500 (EST) |
branch: externals/activities
commit 80e76f29246c11205d681ee6b61fac1c6c10f106
Author: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
Commit: Adam Porter <adam@alphapapa.net>
Docs: Clarify comparison
See
<https://github.com/nex3/perspective-el/issues/19#issuecomment-1967457633>.
---
README.org | 2 +-
activities.info | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 1c584873b3..aa15d89c28 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ When option ~activities-bookmark-store~ is enabled, an
Emacs bookmark is stored
+ How is this different from
[[https://github.com/alphapapa/burly.el][Burly.el]] or
[[https://github.com/alphapapa/bufler.el/][Bufler.el]]? :: Burly is a
well-polished tool for restoring window and frame configurations, which could
be considered an incubator for some of the ideas furthered here. Bufler's
~bufler-workspace~ library uses Burly to provide some similar functionality,
which is at an exploratory stage. ~activities~ hopes to provide a longer-term
solution more suitable for in [...]
-+ How does this differ from "workspace" packages? :: Yes, there are many Emacs
packages that provide "workspace"-like features in one way or another. To
date, only Burly and Bufler seem to offer the ability to restore one across
Emacs sessions. As mentioned, ~activities~ is intended to be more refined and
easier to use (e.g. automatically saving activities' states when
~activities-mode~ is enabled). Comparisons to other packages are left to the
reader; suffice to say that ~activities~ [...]
++ How does this differ from "workspace" packages? :: Yes, there are many Emacs
packages that provide "workspace"-like features in one way or another. To
date, only Burly and Bufler seem to offer the ability to restore one across
Emacs sessions, including non-file-backed buffers. As mentioned, ~activities~
is intended to be more refined and easier to use (e.g. automatically saving
activities' states when ~activities-mode~ is enabled). Comparisons to other
packages are left to the reade [...]
+ How does this differ from the built-in ~desktop-mode~? :: As best this
author can tell, ~desktop-mode~ saves and restores one set of buffers, with
various options to control its behavior. It does not use ~bookmark~
internally, which prevents it from restoring non-file-backed buffers. As well,
it is not intended to be used on-demand to switch between sets of buffers,
windows, or frames (i.e. "activities").
diff --git a/activities.info b/activities.info
index b235daa979..9d7f0b6ad9 100644
--- a/activities.info
+++ b/activities.info
@@ -346,13 +346,13 @@ How is this different from Burly.el
(https://github.com/alphapapa/burly.el) or B
How does this differ from "workspace" packages?
Yes, there are many Emacs packages that provide "workspace"-like
features in one way or another. To date, only Burly and Bufler
- seem to offer the ability to restore one across Emacs sessions. As
- mentioned, ‘activities’ is intended to be more refined and easier
- to use (e.g. automatically saving activities’ states when
- ‘activities-mode’ is enabled). Comparisons to other packages are
- left to the reader; suffice to say that ‘activities’ is intended to
- provide what other tools haven’t, in an idiomatic, intuitive way.
- (Feedback is welcome.)
+ seem to offer the ability to restore one across Emacs sessions,
+ including non-file-backed buffers. As mentioned, ‘activities’ is
+ intended to be more refined and easier to use (e.g. automatically
+ saving activities’ states when ‘activities-mode’ is enabled).
+ Comparisons to other packages are left to the reader; suffice to
+ say that ‘activities’ is intended to provide what other tools
+ haven’t, in an idiomatic, intuitive way. (Feedback is welcome.)
How does this differ from the built-in ‘desktop-mode’?
As best this author can tell, ‘desktop-mode’ saves and restores one
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