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Article #97Re: vm-confirm-quit should have value meaning ask if folder > some size
From: Kyle Jones
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 22:41
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 22:41
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Rens Troost writes: > In article <JBW.92Oct3193217@bigbird.bu.edu> jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells) writes: > > In article <9210021722.AA05654@wendy-fate.UU.NET> kyle@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones) writes: > Good idea. I think size should be in number of messages rather > than bytes, though. > > What is the relative effect of number of messages vs. number of bytes on > how long it takes VM to load a folder? > > It should really allow either setting dependent on the symbol's > variable value. In fact, I'd like to see it execute the symbol's > function cell, and act on the result. That way I could set my own test > function. Too complicated for the typical user, I think. Size in messages is the best approximation I think.
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x-gateway: rodan.UU.NET from bug-vm to gnu.emacs.vm.bug; Thu, 8 Oct 1992 18:56:01 EDT From: kyle@uunet.uu.net (Kyle Jones) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 18:41:52 -0400 Message-ID: <9210082241.AA14036@wendy-fate.UU.NET> Subject: Re: vm-confirm-quit should have value meaning ask if folder > some size References: <9210020039.AA23022@csd.bu.edu> <9210021722.AA05654@wendy-fate.UU.NET> <JBW.92Oct3193217@bigbird.bu.edu> <RENS.92Oct5190542@lorax.shearson.com> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.vm.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wendy-fate.uu.net!bug-vm Sender: bug-vm-request@uunet.uu.net Lines: 17