Re: list-buffers - winwod-height

[Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>]

Rares Vernica wrote:
> I guess I can extend this to other secondary buffers, like *Help* or 
> *Python Output*.
> 
> Is there a way to uniformly specify the default height of a secondary 
> buffer like these?

The best way is to display them in their own frame as Katsumi suggested.

For uniformity, put only the buffer names in special-display-buffer-names,
and put the frame parameters in special-display-frame-alist.

> Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> 
>> Katsumi Yamaoka wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>> In <e0rp4e$11a$1@news.service.uci.edu> Rares Vernica wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> How can I set the default height of the list-buffers window?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There seems to be no way other than using your own command.
>>> How about this?
>>>
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>>> (setq my-list-buffers-window-height 16)
>>>
>>> (defun my-list-buffers (&optional files-only)
>>>   (interactive "P")
>>>   (let ((buffer (list-buffers-noselect files-only)))
>>>     (display-buffer buffer)
>>>     (enlarge-window (max (- (window-height (get-buffer-window buffer))
>>>                 my-list-buffers-window-height)
>>>              (- window-min-height (window-height))))))
>>>
>>> (substitute-key-definition 'list-buffers 'my-list-buffers global-map)
>>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>>
>>> Otherwise, you can use the `special-display-buffer-names'
>>> variable if you'd like to pop up a frame.  For example:
>>>
>>> (add-to-list 'special-display-buffer-names
>>>          '("*Buffer List*" (height . 16) (width . 80)))
>>
>>
>> Here's another way to implement that:
>>
>> (defvar list-buffers-window-height 16)
>>
>> (defadvice list-buffers (after window-height activate)
>>   "Make the *Buffer List* window `list-buffers-window-height' lines 
>> high."
>>   (when (interactive-p)
>>     (enlarge-window (max (- (window-height (get-buffer-window "*Buffer 
>> List*"))
>>                 list-buffers-window-height)
>>              (- window-min-height (window-height))))))
>>
>>


-- 
Kevin Rodgers