From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
To: Nicolas Richard <theonewiththeevillook@yahoo.fr>,
18170-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18170: 24.3.92; window-atom and window-side parameters
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:57:45 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <58049289.30906@gmx.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <877g2sxneu.fsf@geodiff-mac3.ulb.ac.be>
> in e.g. (info "(elisp) Deleting Windows") (and some other places), it is
> said:
> Otherwise, this function obeys the `window-atom' or `window-side'
> window parameter, if any. *Note Window Parameters::.
>
> But in (info "(elisp) Window Parameters"), the only occurrence of
> window-side is in:
> There are additional parameters `window-atom' and `window-side';
> these are reserved and should not be used by applications.
>
> What are these parameters ?
>
> The docstring of delete-other-windows has :
>
> Otherwise, if WINDOW is part of an atomic window, call this
> function with the root of the atomic window as its argument. If
> WINDOW is a non-side window, make WINDOW the only non-side window
> on the frame. Side windows are not deleted. If WINDOW is a side
> window signal an error.
>
> but I don't get it, and I'm not even sure it is related to the above
> parameters.
>
> I tried
> (progn
> (set-window-parameter
> (selected-window)
> 'window-side t)
> (delete-other-windows
> (selected-window)))
> but that doesn't signal any error. So perhaps window-side parameter
> isn't about side windows at all ? After a bit more of fiddling, I
> understand that (display-buffer-in-side-window BUFFER ALIST) is used to
> make the side windows, but that isn't mentionned in the elisp manual.
Should be fully documented now in master's Elisp manual. Bug closed.
Thanks, martin
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-08-01 15:03 bug#18170: 24.3.92; window-atom and window-side parameters Nicolas Richard
2014-08-01 15:13 ` Drew Adams
2016-10-17 8:57 ` martin rudalics [this message]
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