From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Delete Help Window - restore window config Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:32:18 -0500 Message-ID: <87pp9yx6nx.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20150128035737.GA1459@mail.akwebsoft.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1422459171 12983 80.91.229.3 (28 Jan 2015 15:32:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:32:51 +0000 (UTC) To: Emacs Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 28 16:32:45 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YGUbi-0001Jq-4D for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:32:42 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54212 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YGUbh-0005WK-IF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:32:41 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36417) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YGUbS-0005WA-8Q for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:32:30 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YGUbN-0003m3-5R for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:32:26 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-yk0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4002:c07::236]:54280) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YGUbN-0003ly-13 for Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 10:32:21 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-yk0-f182.google.com with SMTP id q9so9133152ykb.13 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:32:20 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent :mime-version:content-type; bh=dc0jfXDm8TGgF+DOstfgvruZ6taHSCDUPggDgRtDDt4=; b=kGllnkzc4IiTKNyX/ubmc50NHcBoV8g5uiPD356cCXlxy+ndlQUHrZ7QvmWbaMJFi8 xbH6//GXEmLAvHAZ0NPm79n0x+5DNtCLoDx117fq1GA+jLuBRIwbzA3ZzsulHlsV9Izx dqgNd74E+ix8YXiioDjtlL+f/PBKLe2CRLkzQh9YrAGreVQe5nEV9A5mAfGVo7tZAogI RqOD2ypeLUM4arOk1pBCtDorRU6zpOvfISzNSnR1/Ncywriz0cBemigxp/37EQHPM3JX vhkUMrcDOUrYnryU3wZXxZ4+2jJu8XWfOk8/MCbDu9lT1XpBElAGn7gRSN8t6ecuzGBC xOlw== X-Received: by 10.236.110.129 with SMTP id u1mr1451117yhg.134.1422459140323; Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:32:20 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from localhost.localdomain (lawn-143-215-51-18.lawn.gatech.edu. [143.215.51.18]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id m15sm2752323yhm.45.2015.01.28.07.32.18 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:32:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20150128035737.GA1459@mail.akwebsoft.com> (Tim Johnson's message of "Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:57:37 -0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4002:c07::236 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:102332 Archived-At: is this not just the kind of thing "Winner mode" is made for? e.g. I can have a complex 4-window setup with side-by-side code comparison, directory listing, and my to-do list; I pull up GNUs and it's all demolished; I use 'winner-undo' and my complex 4-frame arrangement is all back, including viewing the same buffers. AFAIK, it meets your compatibility criteria. In my init: (winner-mode 1) Of course, further customizations are possible. Tim Johnson writes: > I'm using emacs 24.4.1 primarily on Mac OS X. I use both terminal > mode and aquamacs but I will conclude my request with further > criteria. > > Example : I have 'Control-C i' as a keybinding prefix, I can't > remember all of the functions bound to that prefix. > > I press 'Control-C i Control h' and I get a help window. After > refreshing my memory, I want to restore the window arrangement that > existed previous to the display of the help window. > > I have the following preference: > ------------------------------------------------- > | To be be accomplished with a simple function. | > | (this may not prove to be possible, however) | > ------------------------------------------------- > > If despite my initial request, this need is deemed best met with a > package, I will outline the criteria that I have for my emacs > configuration. Hopefully any package recommendations will take that > criteria into consideration. > > 1)My emacs configuration must perform completely without a pointing > device (even 'tho one might be used). > > 2)My emacs configuration must perform completely within terminal > mode (even 'tho gui mode may be used also). > > 3)Two different basic window layouts will be used - 4 windows on a > desktop, 1 or 2 windows on a netbook (using SSH). Exceptions could > be considered. > > 4)Little or no reliance on frames. > > Thanks in advance.