From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tom Tromey Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: gdb-ui, dedicated windows Date: Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:40:59 -0600 Message-ID: References: <87zlowwyn1.fsf@localhorst.mine.nu> <18543.18102.11098.763936@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> <18545.42910.825681.693892@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> Reply-To: Tom Tromey NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1215441776 6763 80.91.229.12 (7 Jul 2008 14:42:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:42:56 +0000 (UTC) Cc: David Hansen , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Nick Roberts Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Jul 07 16:43:42 2008 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 1KFrvz-0005bf-90 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:43:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55108 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KFrv7-0005FH-7N for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:42:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KFrtx-0004kN-Eu for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:13 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KFrtw-0004jb-7P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=34512 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KFrtv-0004jU-V7 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:12 -0400 Original-Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:45574) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KFrtv-0004qx-8W for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:11 -0400 Original-Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m67Ef1vN031492; Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:41:01 -0400 Original-Received: from pobox.corp.redhat.com (pobox.corp.redhat.com [10.11.255.20]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m67Ef0Zq009747; Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:41:00 -0400 Original-Received: from opsy.redhat.com (vpn-10-112.bos.redhat.com [10.16.10.112]) by pobox.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m67Ef0QQ006396; Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:41:00 -0400 Original-Received: by opsy.redhat.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id 8B67437819D; Mon, 7 Jul 2008 08:40:59 -0600 (MDT) X-Attribution: Tom In-Reply-To: <18545.42910.825681.693892@kahikatea.snap.net.nz> (Nick Roberts's message of "Mon\, 7 Jul 2008 17\:20\:30 +1200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.58 on 172.16.52.254 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:100421 Archived-At: >>>>> "Nick" == Nick Roberts writes: Tom> To achieve this, a few changes are needed. First, Emacs needs a Tom> new way to maximize a frame so it doesn't overshadow the panel. Nick> I'm not sure what you mean. Emacs appears maximise a frame like Nick> any other application and the (Gnome) planel always remains Nick> visible for me. Try: (modify-frame-parameters nil '((fullscreen . fullboth))) For me this covers the whole screen. I reported this last year sometime ... Emacs needs a new fullscreen mode that respects the fd.o standard here. (It needs the current mode for presentation apps.) Nick> Yes it would be nice to have something like this, although I Nick> generally don't want to start with the same window arrangement Nick> that I finished with in the previous sessiion. Whenever Nick> possible I recompile and stay in the same session and that way I Nick> keep breakpoints, command history etc. Different strokes... Tom