GNU bug report logs - #38807
[Feature request]: Support lisp workers like web workers.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: HaiJun Zhang <netjune <at> outlook.com>

Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:29:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #59 received at 38807 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: HaiJun Zhang <netjune <at> outlook.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 38807 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#38807: [Feature request]: Support lisp workers like web
 workers.
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:14:42 +0100

HaiJun Zhang <netjune <at> outlook.com> writes:

>     The point seems to be that there is a dedicated UI thread. That we
>     don't
>     have (yet) in Emacs, and I like this idea.
>
> We can even keep all in emacs currently as the “UI thread”and run
> another lisp machine for a worker. 

I'm not expecting to get a UI thread with all glories it is specified
for web workers. I would already be happy if we could find a solution
for supporting user input in a threaded package, as it is discussed in
bug#25214 and bug#32426.

Best regards, Michael.
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