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29.0.50; Command to get accidentally deleted frames back

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 51883 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, gregory <at> heytings.org, eliz <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#51883: 29.0.50; Command to get accidentally deleted frames back
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 16:26:02 -0500

>> IIUC framesets are designed to be serializable so they shouldn't hold on
>> to external data like buffers and windows, so such 16 elements should
>> cost very little in terms of heap use.
> OTOH, since framesets are designed to be serializable, isn't it
> overkill to use framesets in the same session?

Not sure what you mean by "overkill".  AFAIK it makes them more lightweight.

> For example, `clone-frame` doesn't use framesets, and the effect of
> `clone-frame` should be the same as what `undelete-frame` does.

Except it actually creates a frame, so it requires a lot more resources.


        Stefan

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