From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Subhan Michael Tindall Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: When do you prefer frames instead of windows? Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:02:19 +0000 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1416952974 25504 80.91.229.3 (25 Nov 2014 22:02:54 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:02:54 +0000 (UTC) To: Ralf Fassel , "help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 25 23:02:48 2014 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 1XtOC7-00015y-5l for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:02:47 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59683 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XtOC6-0003tG-KC for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:02:46 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36337) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XtOBr-0003t4-KT for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:02:35 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XtOBj-0007kF-IX for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:02:31 -0500 Original-Received: from outbound.familycareinc.org ([207.170.205.147]:37732) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XtOBj-0007jB-9I for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:02:23 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.07,458,1413270000"; d="scan'208";a="2446843" Original-Received: from fcmailsvr2.familycareinc.org ([10.0.1.9]) by fcspamapp1.familycareinc.org with ESMTP; 25 Nov 2014 14:02:21 -0800 Original-Received: from FCMAILSVR3.familycareinc.org (10.0.1.3) by fcmailsvr2.familycareinc.org (10.0.1.9) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.995.29; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:02:20 -0800 Original-Received: from FCMAILSVR3.familycareinc.org ([fe80::5cb2:1190:1d40:d51e]) by fcmailsvr3.familycareinc.org ([fe80::5cb2:1190:1d40:d51e%18]) with mapi id 15.00.0995.028; Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:02:20 -0800 Thread-Topic: When do you prefer frames instead of windows? 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X-Received-From: 207.170.205.147 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:101195 Archived-At: > -----Original Message----- > From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+subhant=3Dfamilycareinc.org@gnu.org > [mailto:help-gnu-emacs-bounces+subhant=3Dfamilycareinc.org@gnu.org] On > Behalf Of Ralf Fassel > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 9:16 AM > To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: Re: When do you prefer frames instead of windows? > = > * Drew Adams > | If you leave your mouse in the Ediff Control Panel frame then focus > | should stay there, and if you move it out of that frame, into another > | frame, then focus should leave that frame. That should be no > | different from turning off focus-follows-mouse and clicking in a frame > | to focus it. > = > Agreed, and that is exactly what happens. No fault of emacs anywhere in > sight. Problem is completely located between chair and screen. > = > | Assuming that this worked (if it does not), what would the problem be > | for Ediff, for your use? > = > During an Ediff Session, sometimes I have to leave the Control Panel to c= heck > something in a different window or buffer, or even on a different desktop. > When I get back to Ediff: where is my Control Panel? Yes, of course it i= s still > where I left it, upper right corner of the screen, but obscured now by the > terminal, firefox or any other odd window I happened to raise over it dur= ing > my check-something-outside-of-ediff. > And even if the Control Panel is still visible on the screen, the mouse i= s no > longer inside that Control Panel. > = > In order to get my ediff session back, I have to accurately raise the con= trol > panel, raise emacs (I *think* they are connected somehow, so maybe this is > not necessary), place mouse accurately inside (tiny) Control Panel, pay > attention not to nudge it out of there etc etc. > = > Compare to single frame ediff: move mouse anywhere into (large) emacs > window, press C-M-Up, press C-L, continue with ediff.[>] = Compare with frames: C-x 5 o to cycle through the frames until you're back = to the control panel(1-n times depending on how many other frames you have)= . Works way better than trying to raise/lower/etc. = > = > And no, I will *not* enter a bug report for this, even if it were one ;-) > = > R' This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to w= hich it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confid= ential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the = intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, y= ou are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute t= o anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you ha= ve received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by = reply email and delete the message. Thank you.