Helmut Eller wrote:
Denis Bueno dbueno@gmail.com writes:
(slime-repl-update-banner): Remove animation stuff.(slime-startup-animation): Deleted.Why oh why was this deleted? This feature gave me warm and fuzzy feelings at the start of every lisp hacking session! Can it at least be optionally enabled?
Because it takes ages (~2 sec) to display and needlessly complicates the code. SLIME's startup sequence is already long and hairy enough.
As a slime user, I always found the animation a playful and cheerful thing, which befits the nature of Lisp programming. I really think it's a shame to see it go.
Of course I speak as a user and not a slime developer - I have no idea how it complicated matters. I wouldn't ask slime developers to preserve something that's arguably a gimmick if it makes things more difficult for them. But if the difficulty presented is small, I'd ask that you reconsider.
Since I'm writing, thanks for slime. It's a really nice tool.
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