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: completions - remove window after use? Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:09 -0500 Message-ID: References: <61C01A08-8FB6-4908-B9F1-B9F1CE3E3D92@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1257971314 30247 80.91.229.12 (11 Nov 2009 20:28:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:28:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Emacs development discussions To: David Reitter Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 11 21:28:23 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1N8Jnh-0002qq-UC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:28:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60500 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N8Jnh-0006Yh-Ep for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:21 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N8Jnb-0006Th-D6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:15 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N8JnW-0006GR-OQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:14 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34830 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N8JnW-0006GC-KS for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:10 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.181]:28661 helo=ironport2-out.pppoe.ca) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N8JnW-00072v-A8 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:10 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAOOs+kpMCpsp/2dsb2JhbACBTtwbhDwEiSM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.44,725,1249272000"; d="scan'208";a="49124226" Original-Received: from 76-10-155-41.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([76.10.155.41]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP; 11 Nov 2009 15:28:09 -0500 Original-Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 9DCFE8373; Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:28:09 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <61C01A08-8FB6-4908-B9F1-B9F1CE3E3D92@gmail.com> (David Reitter's message of "Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:45:52 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. 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:116843 Archived-At: > When showing a *completions* buffer in a new window opened for it (TAB > in find-file minibuffer for instance), I wonder why the window doesn't > get deleted when completion has finished. For instance, when an > existing file is found, the *Completions* buffer is buried, but I see > a split frame with the original buffer in the top window and _some > other_ buffer in the lower window. > Shouldn't the window for the completions buffer be removed whenever it > has been popped up just for the buffer? I'd tend to agree, but haven't touched it because my usage is clearly atypical. Stefan