GNU bug report logs - #70630
[PATCH] Allow programmatic preview abortion

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Message #10 received at 70630-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Arash Esbati <arash <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Nelson <ultrono <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 70630-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#70630: [PATCH] Allow programmatic preview abortion
Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 21:51:07 +0200

Paul Nelson <ultrono <at> gmail.com> writes:

> This patch should not affect existing behavior, but introduces a
> variable that would allow (e.g.) an external package to do so.
>
> One way for an external package to terminate an ongoing preview
> generation is via (TeX-kill-job).  This approach is unreliable: if the
> timing is just right, then the kill signal arrives too late.  This
> patch gives a more reliable way, based on a buffer-local flag.  (The
> motivation is that one might wish to avoid generating previews when
> subsequent edits to the buffer make them irrelevant or misplaced.)

Thanks, installed, and closing.

Best, Arash

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