From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [ottomaddox@fastmail.fm: emacsclient won't open new frame on remote display] Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:21:21 -0400 Message-ID: References: <873bdhdt2z.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87hd1w8a3e.fsf@stupidchicken.com> <87ejwy1h8a.fsf@stupidchicken.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1152285775 15794 80.91.229.2 (7 Jul 2006 15:22:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 15:22:55 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 07 17:22:52 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fys9c-00034p-Ak for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:22:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fys9b-0001hi-MG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:22:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fys97-0001Yl-1i for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:21:33 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fys93-0001Wc-2t for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:21:32 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fys92-0001WZ-Ra for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:21:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [132.204.24.67] (helo=mercure.iro.umontreal.ca) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Fys9U-00025n-1w for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:21:56 -0400 Original-Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 488CC2CF638; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:21:28 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00605445C; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:21:21 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id E2F2E6C8C8; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 11:21:21 -0400 (EDT) Original-To: Chong Yidong In-Reply-To: <87ejwy1h8a.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:49:41 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:56725 Archived-At: >>> As the original bug report indicates, the current default behavior is >>> that the buffer is not displayed at all, which is clearly broken. My >>> thinking is that it makes more sense to create the new frame, to >>> ensure that the default behavior (with no customizations) works. If >>> the user customizes the emacsserver behavior, like changing it to use >>> pop-to-buffer, those personal customizations can be adapted to work >>> with extra displays. But the default behavior must definitely work. >> >>> What do you think? >> >> The OP's problem is indeed clearly a bug. I was just pointing out why your >> patch is not a good fix. > I've checked in a fix that I think addresses your objection. Thanks. I haven't had the time to test it yet, but it looks good. Stefan