Daan Ro <daanturo@gmail.com> writes:

> Currently I have minor mode that automates `org-latex-preview` every some idle

> seconds so that newly typed fragments are automatically rendered. Having an

> option to disable messages would make Emacs's interface much cleaner.

You can suppress all the messages via `inhibit-message', which see.

Is it good enough for your needs?

> About org-mode's similar messages, I just saw that some `message` calls are

> conditioned on `(called-interactively-p 'any)`. IMO `org-latex-preview`'s

> messages should do the same as the latter (only notify when called

> interactively) by default, but maybe that's a breakage for some people.

It is not self-evident. Sometimes, it is useful to see messages from

non-interactive calls. Imagine functions that are called by other

interactive Org commands.

> Additionally, I'd love to make `org-latex-preview` asynchronous. First, that

> will definitely speedup opening org files with `org-startup-with-latex-preview`

> as Emacs doesn't freeze while generating images. Second, auto preview minor

> modes such as mine would be smoother.

>

> I have a rough idea of implementation by passing `org-place-formula-image` as a

> callback closure to `org-create-formula-image` and `org-compile-file`. Would

> such a feature request/patch be accepted?

See https://list.orgmode.org/87lek2up0w.fsf@tec.tecosaur.net/

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