Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!eric From: eric@seismo.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: question about window package Message-ID: <111@citcsv.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Jul-83 00:43:43 EDT Article-I.D.: citcsv.111 Posted: Mon Jul 11 00:43:43 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Jul-83 02:46:14 EDT Lines: 13 Does the window package allocate memory for the entire buffer area. Or does it allocate memory for 'real' text only, intuiting where trailing 'virtual' spaces are from the length of real text on a line. It seems that the latter is essential if the package is to be used in any screen editor-like application with a reasonable maximum line length. (If the former, with a 1K maximum line length, a 5000 line file takes 10 megabytes (16 bits per char, remember)). * Eric Holstege * Caltech, Pasadena, CA. * (eric@cit-vax) * (...!ucbvax!cithep!citcsv!eric) * (...!research!citcsv!eric)