From unknown Sun Jun 15 08:55:42 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#33822: 27.0.50; Generate events when selections change Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:59:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 33822 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 33822@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.154540430721857 (code B ref -1); Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:59:03 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 21 Dec 2018 14:58:27 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58648 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFv-0005gT-Ht for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:27 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52008) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFt-0005gF-33 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:25 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFl-0008VW-TN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:19 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:49746) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFk-0008Uf-VT for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:17 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33379) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFj-0005sH-VZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:16 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFe-0008La-TG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:15 -0500 Received: from chene.dit.umontreal.ca ([132.204.246.20]:49382) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gaMFe-0008Ka-9h for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:10 -0500 Received: from pastel.home (lechon.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.242]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.7/8.14.1) with ESMTP id wBLEw8j2015856 for ; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:08 -0500 Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 8DCFE6AAB6; Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:08 -0500 (EST) From: Stefan Monnier Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:58:08 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-NAI-Spam-Flag: NO X-NAI-Spam-Threshold: 5 X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 2 Rules triggered EDT_SA_DN_PASS=0, RV6444=0 X-NAI-Spam-Version: 2.3.0.9418 : core <6444> : inlines <6988> : streams <1807778> : uri <2767955> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.0 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Severity: wishlist Package: Emacs Version: 27.0.50 I'd be great if Emacs could generate events every time the clipboard or the primary selection is modified. E.g. it would make it possible to implement `gpastel-mode` (http://elpa.gnu.org/packages/gpastel.html) without relying on an external daemon. It would also let https://github.com/clemera/clipboard-collector do its job without constantly polling the current clipboard contents to see if it changed. Stefan