Re: ELPA: New package nano-dialog

[Nicolas P. Rougier (inria)]

Philip Kaludercic [2023-04-25 at 12:42] wrote:
> "Nicolas P. Rougier (inria)" <nicolas.rougier@inria.fr> writes:
>
> > Nicolas P. Rougier (inria) [2023-04-19 at 09:19] wrote:
> >> Dear all,
> >> I would like to submit a new package to ELPA which is a 
> >> library for
> >> creating native dialog popups. Those popups are child frames 
> >> where:
> >> - header line is used to show the (optional) header
> >> - mode line is used to show (optional) clickable buttons
> >> - buttons can be highlighted with cursor (tooltips hack)
> >> - dialog content is a regular buffer
> >> Usage example:
> >> (nano-dialog nil :title "Dialog title" :buttons '("OK" 
> >> "CANCEL"))
> >> The library is hosted at 
> >> https://github.com/rougier/nano-dialog and
> >> the README displays what it looks like.
> >> Best,
> >> Nicolas
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Any comments on this package for inclusion in ELPA?
>
> One nice thing would be if you could provide an .elpaignore file 
> so that
> the screenshot is not included in the tarball.
>
> Your user options all lack types, that should be addressed.  You 
> should
> probably also run checkdoc and address those issues.

Thanks, I'll correct that.

> My general question (and the reason I did not respond to the 
> issue the
> first time I saw your message), is that I am not sure what this 
> package
> provides over built-in functionality like yes-or-no-p or
> read-multiple-choice.  Is this a library for another package of 
> yours?

It's actually redundant with minibuffer interaction but it also 
offers more options. I'm mosly using it to display nano-agenda for 
quick interaction without disturbing windows layout. There are 
probably many more use. For example it could serve as a 
replacement for system dialog

Nicolas

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