Re: Auto Fill Comments

[Arthur Miller]

Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> writes:

>> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2020 at 7:21 AM
>> From: "Jean Louis" <bugs@gnu.support>
>> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
>> Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
>> Subject: Re: RE: RE: Auto Fill Comments
>>
>> * Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2020-11-27 09:08]:
>> > Started with Emacs Lisp Manual , then Emacs Lisp Intro.
>> > But when I got the buffer-local for the sake of auto-fill,
>> > I was finished, Kaput.
>> >
>> > Anyway, we don't want to rant forever.
>>
>> I have never used buffer local variables. Recently, developers of
>> `emacs-libpq' dynamic module for direct access to PostgreSQL mentioned
>> using buffer local variables to keep note of a variable holding the
>> database handle.
>>
>> That would probably mean it would be opening multiple TCP connections
>> to the database per each buffer using such handles.
>>
>> As I am working with the database being displayed in Emacs I will soon
>> need to start creating different buffers for different displays of the
>> database backed reports. And I wonder if I will need to use buffer
>> local variables for that or I will just need to make buffers by new
>> names that they reuse the database handle. Probably this way.
>>
>> But what about using multiple buffers where one has per buffer marked
>> items or filtering options. Then such should probably become buffer
>> local or otherwise such variables global over buffers would influence
>> display in various buffers.
>
> Yes, you would need buffer local.  Welcome to the swamp.
Not that is my business; but I think you can always hire a professional
programmer to clear the swamp for you .... ;-) :-)