Fe newtext plans

Plans for the fe-text rewrite

• change the core theme engine to keep around the format and arguments
  • cache the presentation
• keep a reference to the data structures around in
  • make it possible to reference the time value
  • make editable
• reference the data in the records
  • supports better querying when rewriting the TextBuffer history
  • nick, target, etc. would still be accessible
• rewrite the and reparenting code
  • but keep the TextBufferView intact
  • easier to implement vertical splits
• rewrite the terminal drawing engine
  • also get rid of curses altogether
• teach the theme / format engine new tricks
  • $[$variable]0 -- variable alignment
  • ${[-10]$0$1} -- compound alignment
  • ${($0,$1)expando} -- variable passing to expandos?

Issues

• Vertical elements
• Dynamic themeing
• Line meta-data
• Proper “$expandos” (like ircII)
• Multiple windows (like ircII)