From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: joakim@verona.se
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: patch for optional inhibit of delete-other-windows(IDE feature)
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:20:21 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvr6cqkclj.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3tzhp85ph.fsf@verona.se> (joakim@verona.se's message of "Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:56:26 +0200")
>>> If the windows plist window-operation-behaviour-flags
>>> delete-other-windows is t, the window is not electable for deletion when
>>> delete-other-windows is run.
>>
>> I'd rather add window-parameter and set-window-parameter. After all,
>> most objects have such things and it's useful for more than just
>> "behavior flags".
>>
>> Such an addition is useful in general and can be installed right away.
> Ok, I will model it like set-frame-parameter, frame-parameter. Thanks
> for the tip!
>> As for the introduction of special meaning for some parameters so as to
>> influence delete-other-windows, while I think it may work well, I'd
>> rather first see it fully developed and shown to be a good fit for ECB,
>> before installing it. This is because there's a good chance that it may
>> not work quite as needed at first and that the design requires some
>> rounds of refinement until it's really what we want.
> How do you feel about the current interface:
> delete-other-windows t, inhibits delete-other-windows
Honestly? I think it's terrible (it's just one-step better than using
advice). But it's the best we have so far.
What I hope to get from the above is an understand of which functions
need to get changed together, then we can create a couple special
window-parameter (call it "foo" and "bar"-windows) and have those
handled accordingly in delete-other-windows, etc...
The crucial difference is that "foo" and "bar" shouldn't have anything
directly to do with delete-other-windows but should instead express
a particular intention behind the use of the window. I.e. an attribute
similar to `dedicated'.
>> So I suggest you work on a separate branch for that.
> I have set up a local bzr branch to work in, that should be enough right?
Yes, that's fine. If you want to make it public, it's even better.
Note also that I don't see any copyright assignment from you, so you may
want to address this if you want to have your code installed (or if you
want to place a mirror of your branch in Emacs's bzr repository).
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-28 1:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-25 22:35 patch for optional inhibit of delete-other-windows(IDE feature) joakim
2008-04-26 1:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-26 6:56 ` joakim
2008-04-28 1:20 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2008-04-28 11:26 ` joakim
2008-04-28 11:41 ` Miles Bader
2008-04-28 11:55 ` joakim
2008-04-28 18:26 ` Re[2]: " Eric M. Ludlam
2008-04-28 14:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-28 14:38 ` joakim
2008-04-28 15:04 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-28 12:56 ` Jason Rumney
2008-04-30 8:09 ` klaus.berndl
2008-05-08 10:06 ` joakim
2008-05-08 14:03 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-26 14:49 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-04-28 1:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-29 11:05 ` joakim
2008-04-29 12:13 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-29 13:31 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 13:47 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-29 15:47 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 18:29 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-29 20:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-29 23:16 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-04-29 23:16 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-04-30 5:57 ` joakim
2008-04-30 7:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-30 8:15 ` joakim
2008-04-30 9:34 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-30 10:47 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-30 22:01 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-04-30 22:01 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-05-01 2:57 ` Miles Bader
2008-05-01 23:44 ` Richard M Stallman
[not found] <m37iela60f.fsf@verona.se>
[not found] ` <84D8FEFE8D23E94E9C2A6F0C58EE07E3429A02@mucmail3.sdm.de>
2008-04-28 11:14 ` joakim
2008-04-28 11:50 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-28 15:34 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-28 15:55 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-28 15:58 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-28 22:01 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 8:46 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-29 13:30 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 14:27 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-29 15:47 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 16:35 ` Richard M Stallman
2008-04-29 18:04 ` Re[2]: " Eric M. Ludlam
2008-04-29 18:27 ` klaus.berndl
2008-04-29 19:04 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2008-04-29 20:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-29 21:28 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 21:27 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-29 23:08 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2008-04-30 5:37 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-30 11:55 ` Re[2]: " Eric M. Ludlam
2008-04-30 13:43 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-30 15:29 ` Eric M. Ludlam
2008-04-30 15:38 ` Robert J. Chassell
2008-04-29 21:27 ` martin rudalics
2008-04-30 3:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-04-28 19:45 ` Richard M Stallman
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