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Here is the repo: https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac Skimming the readme, I see that it's almost entirely mac sp

by gkya 8y ago

Here is the repo: https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac https://bitbucket.org/mituharu/emacs-mac Skimming the readme, I see that it's almost entirely mac specific and mostly UX. I can't say they are completely useless but nothing really vital, except the features inherited from Carbon, which seem useful (I really like the concept of AppleScript, i.e. all programs responding to a single programming interface; I guess DBus is supposed to do sth. similar on FreeDesktop, no?).

jordigh 8y ago
If anyone else is confused, "sth" is an abbreviation for "something" that was popularised in some countries by dictionaries for non-native English speakers. It's common in continental Europe and the Middle East but obscure in English-speaking countries; "smth", and "sthg" are other common abbreviations that also came from bilingual dictionaries.
- gkya 8y ago
  Wow, interesting. FWIW, English is my L2 indeed, but I picked that "sth" up from the Internet, and thought that it was some sort of internet slang abbreviation. Thanks for the TIL!
- mercer 8y ago
  It bothers me a tiny bit that 'sth' is a thing, because it seems so unnecessary to me (outside of perhaps T9 style texting?). I imagine it generates more confusion than it saves effort, considering the word's relative (in)frequency. But I am also fascinated that this a apparently a thing :).
- colin_fraizer 8y ago
  I thought it was a "Star Wars" thing.
PurpleRamen 8y ago
Once there was an Desktop-Environment called KDE 3. It has this Interprocess-Communication called dcop. Around that time there were serious attempts made to reach a similar level like AppleScript. There even were plans to recreate the Wokflow(?)-App from MacOS. But then KDE4 came, DBUS replaced dcop and things became a complicated mess. Today DBUS is still used, but the spirit to externally automate your apps seems to mostly gone, and remaining abilitys are just a shadow of past promises.
- bmn__ 8y ago
  > DBUS replaced dcop and things became a complicated mess That's what happens when one makes compromise with Gnome people. It's too late to undo the damage, but we can learn a valuable lesson.

by gkya 8y ago

jordigh 8y ago

If anyone else is confused, "sth" is an abbreviation for "something" that was popularised in some countries by dictionaries for non-native English speakers. It's common in continental Europe and the Middle East but obscure in English-speaking countries; "smth", and "sthg" are other common abbreviations that also came from bilingual dictionaries.

gkya 8y ago
Wow, interesting. FWIW, English is my L2 indeed, but I picked that "sth" up from the Internet, and thought that it was some sort of internet slang abbreviation. Thanks for the TIL!
mercer 8y ago
It bothers me a tiny bit that 'sth' is a thing, because it seems so unnecessary to me (outside of perhaps T9 style texting?). I imagine it generates more confusion than it saves effort, considering the word's relative (in)frequency. But I am also fascinated that this a apparently a thing :).
colin_fraizer 8y ago
I thought it was a "Star Wars" thing.

PurpleRamen 8y ago

Once there was an Desktop-Environment called KDE 3. It has this Interprocess-Communication called dcop. Around that time there were serious attempts made to reach a similar level like AppleScript. There even were plans to recreate the Wokflow(?)-App from MacOS. But then KDE4 came, DBUS replaced dcop and things became a complicated mess. Today DBUS is still used, but the spirit to externally automate your apps seems to mostly gone, and remaining abilitys are just a shadow of past promises.

bmn__ 8y ago
> DBUS replaced dcop and things became a complicated mess That's what happens when one makes compromise with Gnome people. It's too late to undo the damage, but we can learn a valuable lesson.