commit bdd45076927629329d476119ba6c1167e81e3d42
parent e639e4c73d3e04bdbbd1492625bcc665a241cd2e
Author: Daniel Barlow <dan@telent.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2022 19:45:58 +0000
we are amused
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| M | musing.md | | | 65 | +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------------------ |
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/musing.md b/musing.md
@@ -1,41 +1,10 @@
-what if ... a web browser, but tabs were more like emacs buffers?
+# Braindump
-buffer attributes:
-- url
-- viewport (this is a departure from the emacs buffer)
+This is a combination of a thinking-out-loud document and a TODO list.
+It is not a document of record. You should not expect to derive value
+from reading it
-## commands
-
-A command is a description of a function that may be invoked
-interactively, and the parameters it expects.
-
-```fennel
-(define-command "visit-location"
- visit-location
- {:url Type.Url input-from-minibuffer})
-
-;; hit "g" and then enter the location in the minibuffer
-(bind-key "g" (command "visit-location"))
-;; hit "h" to go straight to your home page
-(bind-key "h" (command "visit-location")
- {:url (Type.Url "https://home.example.com")})
-;; left mouse click on minibuffer hit "h" to go straight to your home page
-(bind-event Dunlin.minibuffer :button-1-click (command "visit-location"))
-```
-
-when it is run from the command prompt, each parameter is
-prompted, with appropriate defaults.
-
-when it is bound to a key chord/sequence, the binding may specify
-where it gets its parameters from - otherise
-
-visit-location
-visit-location-in-new-buffer
-run-command
-back
-switch-to-buffer
-save-file
-save-link
+tl;dr what if ... a web browser, but tabs were more like emacs buffers?
## objects/data types
@@ -47,6 +16,8 @@ buffer
add some kind of webview reuse so that invisible and old buffers
don't need to have a webview until needed.
+ I seem to be using "buffer" and "tab" mostly synonymously
+
frame
Frame.the-frame
frame.set-buffer (buffer)
@@ -54,15 +25,25 @@ frame
frame.commander - text entry widget
frame.actions - container of toolbar buttons
+ in future we may be able to split a frame into multiple windows
+ which show different buffers
+
location (url)
document
document element(?)
webview
lua's standard types
-
-# getting started
-
-gtk stuffz for frame/commander/initial buffer
-command parser hooked to commander
-visit-location command
+## next steps
+
+* change define-command so that the parameters are ordered
+* display unbound key error
+* ESC to cancel interactive command
+* autocomplete command name
+* parameters with non-string values (e.g. buffer)
+* show current url when command inactive
+* show prompts for parameter
+* multiple buffers
+ - create buffer
+ - list buffers (where does the output go?)
+ - find and switch to buffer
