+(defun-maybe dired-other-frame (dirname &optional switches)
+ "\"Edit\" directory DIRNAME. Like `dired' but makes a new frame."
+ (interactive (dired-read-dir-and-switches "in other frame "))
+ (switch-to-buffer-other-frame (dired-noselect dirname switches)))
+
+
+;;; @ timer
+;;;
+
+(condition-case nil
+ (require 'timer-funcs)
+ (error nil))
+(condition-case nil
+ (require 'timer)
+ (error nil))
+(or
+ (or (featurep 'timer-funcs) (featurep 'timer))
+ (progn
+ (require 'itimer)
+ (if (and (= emacs-major-version 19) (<= emacs-minor-version 14))
+ (defun-maybe run-at-time (time repeat function &rest args)
+ (start-itimer (make-temp-name "rat")
+ `(lambda ()
+ (,function ,@args))
+ time repeat))
+ (defun-maybe run-at-time (time repeat function &rest args)
+ "Function emulating the function of the same name of Emacs.
+TIME should be nil meaning now, or a number of seconds from now.
+Return an itimer object which can be used in either `delete-itimer'
+or `cancel-timer'."
+ (apply #'start-itimer "run-at-time"
+ function (if time (max time 1e-9) 1e-9)
+ repeat nil t args)))
+ (defalias 'cancel-timer 'delete-itimer)
+ (defun with-timeout-handler (tag)
+ (throw tag 'timeout))
+ (defmacro-maybe with-timeout (list &rest body)
+ (let ((seconds (car list))
+ (timeout-forms (cdr list)))
+ `(let ((with-timeout-tag (cons nil nil))
+ with-timeout-value with-timeout-timer)
+ (if (catch with-timeout-tag
+ (progn
+ (setq with-timeout-timer
+ (run-at-time ,seconds nil
+ 'with-timeout-handler
+ with-timeout-tag))
+ (setq with-timeout-value (progn . ,body))
+ nil))
+ (progn . ,timeout-forms)
+ (cancel-timer with-timeout-timer)
+ with-timeout-value))))))
+
+(require 'broken)
+
+(broken-facility run-at-time-tick-tock
+ "`run-at-time' is not punctual."
+ ;; Note that it doesn't support XEmacsen prior to the version 19.15
+ ;; since `start-itimer' doesn't pass arguments to a timer function.
+ (or (and (= emacs-major-version 19) (<= emacs-minor-version 14))
+ (condition-case nil
+ (progn
+ (unless (or itimer-process itimer-timer)
+ (itimer-driver-start))
+ ;; Check whether there is a bug to which the difference of
+ ;; the present time and the time when the itimer driver was
+ ;; woken up is subtracted from the initial itimer value.
+ (let* ((inhibit-quit t)
+ (ctime (current-time))
+ (itimer-timer-last-wakeup
+ (prog1
+ ctime
+ (setcar ctime (1- (car ctime)))))
+ (itimer-list nil)
+ (itimer (start-itimer "run-at-time" 'ignore 5)))
+ (sleep-for 0.1) ;; Accept the timeout interrupt.
+ (prog1
+ (> (itimer-value itimer) 0)
+ (delete-itimer itimer))))
+ (error nil))))
+
+(when-broken run-at-time-tick-tock
+ (defalias 'run-at-time
+ (lambda (time repeat function &rest args)
+ "Function emulating the function of the same name of Emacs.
+It works correctly for TIME even if there is a bug in the XEmacs core.
+TIME should be nil meaning now, or a number of seconds from now.
+Return an itimer object which can be used in either `delete-itimer'
+or `cancel-timer'."
+ (let ((itimers (list nil)))
+ (setcar
+ itimers
+ (apply #'start-itimer "fixed-run-at-time"
+ (lambda (itimers repeat function &rest args)
+ (let ((itimer (car itimers)))
+ (if repeat
+ (progn
+ (set-itimer-function
+ itimer
+ (lambda (itimer repeat function &rest args)
+ (set-itimer-restart itimer repeat)
+ (set-itimer-function itimer function)
+ (set-itimer-function-arguments itimer args)
+ (apply function args)))
+ (set-itimer-function-arguments
+ itimer
+ (append (list itimer repeat function) args)))
+ (set-itimer-function
+ itimer
+ (lambda (itimer function &rest args)
+ (delete-itimer itimer)
+ (apply function args)))
+ (set-itimer-function-arguments
+ itimer
+ (append (list itimer function) args)))))
+ 1e-9 (if time (max time 1e-9) 1e-9)
+ nil t itimers repeat function args))))))