GNU bug report logs - #21969
VC opens new window to display minimal messages

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Message #31 received at 21969 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 21969 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, dgutov <at> yandex.ru
Subject: Re: bug#21969: VC opens new window to display minimal messages
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 18:20:48 +0200

> From: David Reitter <david.reitter <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:28:21 -0500
> Cc: 21969 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > I can change it back to synchronous for the mentioned backends (Git, Hg, RCS) now; that's simple. The more advanced solution will have to be written by someone else then.
> 
> I would probably change it back for 25.1, and then someone (who’s the VC maintainer?) could work out a more sophisticated solution.  I think async+timeout will be neither difficult nor complicated.

FWIW, I think changing it back to synchronous would be a step
backward.

And I also won't like the appearing and disappearing window.  Just
using the popup window always sounds like a better solution.

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