Re: Suggestion: Ace-window in Emacs core for switching windows?

[Philip Kaludercic]

Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net> writes:

> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:37:58 +0100
>>> From:  Jeremy Bryant via "Emacs development discussions." 
>>> <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ace-window is a quick way to switch windows, optionally using the home
>>> key row.
>>> 
>>> It has a high rating of 89% in ELPA
>>> https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/
>>> 
>>> I have found it useful and also stable - It doesn't appear to undergo
>>> major changes or need much ongoing maintenance.
>>> 
>>> Could it be a candidate for absorption into Emacs core?
>>
>> It could be, but why is it a problem to leave it on ELPA?
>
> There are deployment scenarios where users can only use the Emacs
> provided in the distro, with no internet access for policy or security 
> reasons.
> In particular, that means only built-in packages, without access to the 
> internet.
>
> As I personally use ace-window, I found it lacking in that scenario.

Given that we already have windmove, would the addition of ace-window
really change that much?

-- 
        Philip Kaludercic on peregrine