Number: 663

Date: 11-Apr-84 18':23':07

Submitter: masinter.PA

Source: BrianSmith, Roach

Subject: TEDIT should update display in background

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Description: '
[if you read the EMacs paper, they claim that having the display update in background was one of the best ideas. They also didn''t really use processes to do it]'
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Date':  3 APR 84 16':21 PST'
From': ROACH.PA'
Subject': Brian Smith comments concerning TEDIT'
To':   LISPSUPPORT'
cc':   ROACH'
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     Comments from Brian Smith to Emacssupport^ relevant to Tedit':'
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    (2) "too much formatting, and ... too much redisplaying."  "it'
looks as if every character you type redisplays the line, which is'
surely crazy."'
 

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Attn: Sybalsky, Nuyens

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System: Text

Subsystem: TEdit

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Frequency: Intermittent

Impact: Moderate

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Status: Open

Problem Type: Design - Impl

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