bug#36089: 26.2; Emacs window creation with multiple frames

bug#36089: 26.2; Emacs window creation with multiple frames

[André Marçais]

When I go to compile a program using M-x compile it shows the
*compilation* buffer in a new window in the active frame, which is
intuitive when there is only one frame open. However, in Emacs I often
have multiple frames open and visible (like with a multi monitor
setup). In this case Emacs still opens the *compilation* buffer in the
active frame even if the buffer is visible in another frame.


In GNU Emacs 26.2 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.8)
 of 2019-04-12 built on juergen
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12005000
Recent messages:
Compilation finished
previous-line: Beginning of buffer [2 times]
Saving file /home/cpt_pex/Documents/tests/rust/src/main.rs...
Wrote /home/cpt_pex/Documents/tests/rust/src/main.rs
Compilation finished
(No changes need to be saved)
Compilation finished
<s-end> is undefined
When done with this frame, type C-x 5 0
Making completion list...

Configured using:
 'configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libexecdir=/usr/lib
 --localstatedir=/var --with-x-toolkit=gtk3 --with-xft --with-modules
 'CFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector-strong
 -fno-plt' CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2
 LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now'

Configured features:
XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG RSVG IMAGEMAGICK SOUND GPM DBUS GSETTINGS GLIB
NOTIFY ACL GNUTLS LIBXML2 FREETYPE M17N_FLT LIBOTF XFT ZLIB
TOOLKIT_SCROLL_BARS GTK3 X11 XDBE XIM MODULES THREADS LIBSYSTEMD LCMS2

Important settings:
  value of $LC_COLLATE: en_US.UTF-8
  value of $LANG: en_US.UTF-8
  locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  diff-auto-refine-mode: t
  server-mode: t
  fic-mode: t
  show-paren-mode: t
  global-whitespace-mode: t
  global-hl-line-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  global-eldoc-mode: t
  eldoc-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Load-path shadows:
/home/cpt_pex/.emacs.d/lisp/cmake-mode hides
/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/cmake-mode

Features:
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help-mode tup-mode rust-mode derived edmacro kmacro json map compile
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system-font-setting font-render-setting move-toolbar gtk x-toolkit x
multi-tty make-network-process emacs)

Memory information:
((conses 16 239422 10008)
 (symbols 48 29973 1)
 (miscs 40 430 429)
 (strings 32 55836 1421)
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 (buffers 992 28))

bug#36089: 26.2; Emacs window creation with multiple frames

[martin rudalics]

 > When I go to compile a program using M-x compile it shows the
 > *compilation* buffer in a new window in the active frame, which is
 > intuitive when there is only one frame open. However, in Emacs I often
 > have multiple frames open and visible (like with a multi monitor
 > setup). In this case Emacs still opens the *compilation* buffer in the
 > active frame even if the buffer is visible in another frame.

Customize 'display-buffer-alist' as, for example,

(customize-set-variable
  'display-buffer-alist
  '(("\\*compilation\\*"
     nil (reusable-frames . visible))))

For further options have a look at section

28.13.5 Precedence of Action Functions

of the Elisp manual (and tell us if you think something is missing
there).

Thanks, martin

bug#36089: 26.2; Emacs window creation with multiple frames

[Stefan Kangas]

tags 36089 + notabug
close 36089
thanks

martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> writes:

>> When I go to compile a program using M-x compile it shows the
>> *compilation* buffer in a new window in the active frame, which is
>> intuitive when there is only one frame open. However, in Emacs I often
>> have multiple frames open and visible (like with a multi monitor
>> setup). In this case Emacs still opens the *compilation* buffer in the
>> active frame even if the buffer is visible in another frame.
>
> Customize 'display-buffer-alist' as, for example,
>
> (customize-set-variable
>  'display-buffer-alist
>  '(("\\*compilation\\*"
>     nil (reusable-frames . visible))))
>
> For further options have a look at section
>
> 28.13.5 Precedence of Action Functions
>
> of the Elisp manual (and tell us if you think something is missing
> there).
>
> Thanks, martin

So this is all configurable, as explained above.  There has also been no
further update within 1 year, so I'm closing this bug report now.

If this conclusion is incorrect and this is still an issue, please reply
to this email (use "Reply to all" in your email client) and we can
reopen the bug report.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas