From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Yuri Khan Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Scratch buffer on either side of current buffer Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2020 23:03:52 +0700 Message-ID: References: <87a6vbz4i3.fsf@jamzattack.xyz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="39459"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs , Jamie Beardslee To: Christopher Dimech Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 21 17:05:15 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kgVNz-000AAC-9e for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 17:05:15 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39844 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kgVNy-0005Zx-7Q for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:05:14 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:32950) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kgVMw-0005YE-Mn for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:04:11 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-ua1-x935.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::935]:38709) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kgVMr-00060T-C5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:04:10 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-ua1-x935.google.com with SMTP id y26so306083uan.5 for ; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 08:04:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EZiwkvHq0/LJ2xNjfVgYqHE3BBhCu0jBIlSLbn4dvT0=; b=jzqzjxoaG2AK30cmcrc40RP5P6TyxESuef+23CVCR0xNUxUpCbWSu94gIOYV250/8Y ueakej8a708kspF7SvLNWwH1/pBsGupp5++4xQ0zvWlCveVXejEquXnadZS10jWo358h ZKTC3qRfUVTNs08x7KKb0pE90Zb2eKvoCsVWqCAo3csEZvu9sSkAzC+FgYbDjNKSDg09 lEL8rZp7zB03cN5EX4KzEvf3ndTpTe6/kPBYMh0D6lAmAPLBRh5bFtzXgpuzUOGut3TB /smgkmb3YsithDD5lJYp5uKiH+GSzXOO7fLg+xuyGsgVZNcop+ZG0qkiKIkeCAmsAJLA mNsg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=EZiwkvHq0/LJ2xNjfVgYqHE3BBhCu0jBIlSLbn4dvT0=; b=kJ/ziLorA7ChAiX7x2ijXFKx0oCd4ehakfXYHFK/GtKA2OL0ty06RY+Tw0TifH1d4b 7B4YMWAY1rm2ycEBr12zbCF/9XPma6T2e6DqY2yjMUHcXcsGmvO6xKamgXYAPH+++bDv FBILaY7uCm87iVNZFJqyEx/wPH2inj6AOqnJjAkD5+1Ctw//sljqbj4rzPrP2r85T5w8 vkeWL/Y3jzbtkd18Q6RhQWPBB/jOe9+t/Z+x24wgIVA40yUGTcXfgALQc1YzkVGudvdJ KdKgVie7cGhBuzDXXkK7Lpn8YnnKDDRyH19Mb6/OLyipat/MAKUkndQMU0uBwotoipLi RbqA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530RN5vv8D/CIHhhquNNM+U8LdJe+eG4nsolO7SYuTVKMDOU/Ipn uxToiosQFrPm41oZ+OxdyRr5lG3PFFyLkPXz7df5BLY8bdk= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJyu/9dAmGvqEclUNU6LKZRI77WZ5sAuRISJRCEBGaVwHbQCLJYFE0FFdLYZjPvXzp4Pu498T0MAlTpVPGSmmOU= X-Received: by 2002:ab0:2091:: with SMTP id r17mr5324434uak.102.1605974643661; Sat, 21 Nov 2020 08:04:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2607:f8b0:4864:20::935; envelope-from=yurivkhan@gmail.com; helo=mail-ua1-x935.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:125446 Archived-At: On Sat, 21 Nov 2020 at 22:43, Christopher Dimech wrote: > > > I would like only to set the size of the two scratch buffers to > > > be small by default (e.ge size 8), and my working buffer to stay > > > in as my working buffer and take the remaining space in the middle > > > of the screen. > > > > You=E2=80=99re sure you want what you asked for, and not something like > > (set-window-margins nil 8 8)? > > That was my hack. The plan was that the result would be your one > liner. Astonishing! My point is that you should ask for the thing you need or want, not for the approach that first comes into your head. Inferring the want from the ask is not always easy.