GNU bug report logs - #58193
29.0.50; Screen flickers on with-locale-environment

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 58193 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, paaguti <at> gmail.com
Subject: bug#58193: 29.0.50; Screen flickers on with-locale-environment
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:31:37 +0300

> Cc: 58193 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:14:49 +0200
> 
> Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <paaguti <at> gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > Include the following code in *scratch*
> >
> > (with-locale-environment "C"
> >   (insert (format-time-string ";; %a, %d %b %Y %H:%m:%S %z")))
> >
> > Evaluate with C-c C-e and experience a screen flicker
> 
> I think I've now fixed this -- can you test?  (I don't see the flicker
> myself.)

I'd rather leave the decision whether to redraw or not to the caller.
I don't see how we can safely assume that the caller never wants to
actually use the locale's settings for something display-oriented.

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