> From: Marc Weber > There are 2-3 event loops - two implementations for vim, and at least one > gtk for gui (maybe more). The main issue is that when you write > > for i in range(1,2000) > echo 'x' > > vim may arbitrarely stop executing the for loop (eg every X hundered > iterations) - to look for ctrl-c. The problem when looking for ctrl-c is that > in > gtk mode Vim has to run the event loop of gtk - which in turn processes > resize events, which in turn can trigger arbitrary viml code > *while* your for loop is still executing. Thus your vim may behave like this > if > you're unlucky: > > for i in range(1,2000) > if (i % 200) > run au command resize > echo 'x' > > Getting this right might require introducing threads - which in turn would > require rewriting much code.
For me, it is fine just as it is. Someone resizes window in the middle of the VIML script - not a problem, unless some innocent animals die. But yes, VIML has disadvantages, most of them are enlisted in these "why sucks" pages, and I think introducing more features or optimizing something for better speed will be a plus.... :) > But there is more to it: if_* interfaces differs greatly in features. Not a bug. You have some if_perl.xs or if_ruby etc, it has some features, but then you need more features, you implement and document these also. I do not see a problem. Doing if_XXXX stuff uniformly have some benefits, but I doubt there are some serious advantages there: I use benefits that if_perl.xs provides to me, and it is absolutely irrelevant for me whether if_pyhton.c gives me these features or not. > The most important questions are: > > - how much benefit could happen if we rewrote Vim from scratch? > (Eg what about having vim in browser without lvm C to JS terminal > emulation) I don't see any benefit of having VIM in browser, Yet I do not comprehend on why the restriction "without lvm C to JS", very interesting stuff IMO A side note - I do not see real added value in documenting internals. Like everywhere else - start working on the C code and you will eventually have an idea what does what. VIM isn't special - compared to similar projects of similar size. IMO. Vadim. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
