From: Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: 10381@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#10381: 24.0.92; delete-other-windows-vertically depends on the window split order
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:50:34 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8762h0bn6d.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EFAE65F.1020305@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:50:23 +0100")
> * martin rudalics <ehqnyvpf@tzk.ng> [2011-12-28 10:50:23 +0100]:
>
>> `delete-other-windows-vertically' behavior depends on the order in which
>> the windows were created.
>
> Yes.
>
>> M-x delete-other-windows-vertically RET
>>
>> now there are 3 windows like this:
>> -------
>> | |
>> -------
>> | | |
>> -------
>>
>> which is _WRONG_.
>
> Why?
Because in this case delete-other-windows-vertically deletes windows
horizontally.
I would have understood if the function did _nothing_, but deleting
windows horizontally is clearly wrong.
> Your doc-string says
>
> Delete the windows in the same column with WINDOW, but not WINDOW itself.
>
> That sentence is vague but doesn't contradict what the function does.
this makes for a very unintuitive notion of a column.
> If you want the function do something different, I'd suggest reading
> section 28.2 Windows and Frames of the Elisp manual first and make
> yourself acquainted with internal windows. Then you will probably
> understand that the behavior you apparently strive for cannot be
> obtained when the first split of a frame's root window creates windows
> one above the other.
this is very unfortunate.
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-27 21:32 bug#10381: 24.0.92; delete-other-windows-vertically depends on the window split order Sam Steingold
2011-12-28 9:50 ` martin rudalics
2011-12-28 17:50 ` Sam Steingold [this message]
2011-12-28 18:34 ` martin rudalics
2011-12-28 18:02 ` Sam Steingold
2011-12-28 18:35 ` martin rudalics
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