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On 2026-03-12, at 13:52, Stefan Monnier <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> This is actually an ideal use-case for Daniel Colascione's recent
>>> suggestion to change `(run-with-idle-timer N ...)` to mean
>>> that N starts counting *now* rather than starting counting when the
>>> current idle period started.
>> That is fascinating! Is there a chance this suggestion will be
>> implemented soon?
>
> I don't know anyone who's working on it, no.
>
>> I don't see any drawbacks (of course, I probably miss something).
>
> Well, it's a change, so it would inevitably introduce breakage unless
> it comes packaged as a new function or new argument values that make it
> clear which behavior is requested.
True, although I'd be /extremely/ curious to learn about a use-case
depending on the current behavior so much that this change could break
it!
Best,
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Marcin Borkowski
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