Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[Alan Mackenzie]

Hi, everybody!

Normally when I start Ediff (on a tty), it divides the visible frame
into 2 buffer windows + a single-line control window.  This works well.

However, on X-windows, it creates a dinky little control frame, floating
over the main frame (note the space between these two words), obscuring
part of it.  I find this ugly and awkward, flipping frames when I don't
want to, and so on.

How do I tell Ediff to create the single-line control window in the main
frame, even on X-windows?  I've looked at the Ediff fine manual
configuration section, but didn't find anything relevant there.

Thanks in advance!

-- 
Alan Mackenzie (Ittersbach, Germany).

Re: Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[Leo]

On 2007-10-28 11:49 +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> Hi, everybody!
>
> Normally when I start Ediff (on a tty), it divides the visible frame
> into 2 buffer windows + a single-line control window.  This works well.
>
> However, on X-windows, it creates a dinky little control frame, floating
> over the main frame (note the space between these two words), obscuring
> part of it.  I find this ugly and awkward, flipping frames when I don't
> want to, and so on.
>
> How do I tell Ediff to create the single-line control window in the main
> frame, even on X-windows?  I've looked at the Ediff fine manual
> configuration section, but didn't find anything relevant there.
>
> Thanks in advance!

I use (setq ediff-window-setup-function 'ediff-setup-windows-plain).

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Re: Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[Joost Kremers]

Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> How do I tell Ediff to create the single-line control window in the main
> frame, even on X-windows?  I've looked at the Ediff fine manual
> configuration section, but didn't find anything relevant there.

(info "(ediff)Window and Frame Configuration") describes the following
variable:

`ediff-window-setup-function'
     The multiframe setup is done by the
     `ediff-setup-windows-multiframe' function, which is the default on
     windowing displays.  The plain setup, one where all windows are
     always in one frame, is done by `ediff-setup-windows-plain', which
     is the default on a non-windowing display (or in an xterm window).
     In fact, under Emacs, you can switch freely between these two
     setups by executing the command `ediff-toggle-multiframe' using
     the Minibuffer of the Menubar.

HTH

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Re: Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[Alan Mackenzie]

On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 11:58:56AM +0000, Leo wrote:
> On 2007-10-28 11:49 +0000, Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> > Hi, everybody!

> > Normally when I start Ediff (on a tty), it divides the visible frame
> > into 2 buffer windows + a single-line control window.  This works well.

> > However, on X-windows, it creates a dinky little control frame, floating
> > over the main frame (note the space between these two words), obscuring
> > part of it.  I find this ugly and awkward, flipping frames when I don't
> > want to, and so on.

> > How do I tell Ediff to create the single-line control window in the main
> > frame, even on X-windows?  I've looked at the Ediff fine manual
> > configuration section, but didn't find anything relevant there.

> > Thanks in advance!

> I use (setq ediff-window-setup-function 'ediff-setup-windows-plain).

Ah, got it!  Thanks!

> .:  Leo  :.  [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ]  .:  [ GPG Key: 9283AA3F ]  :.

-- 
Alan.

Re: Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[Magnus Henoch]

Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:

> How do I tell Ediff to create the single-line control window in the main
> frame, even on X-windows?  I've looked at the Ediff fine manual
> configuration section, but didn't find anything relevant there.

Set ediff-window-setup-function to 'ediff-setup-windows-plain.

Magnus

Re: Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[David Combs]

In article <mailman.2673.1193575173.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>,
Magnus Henoch  <mange@freemail.hu> wrote:
>Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:
>
>> How do I tell Ediff to create the single-line control window in the main
>> frame, even on X-windows?  I've looked at the Ediff fine manual
>> configuration section, but didn't find anything relevant there.
>
>Set ediff-window-setup-function to 'ediff-setup-windows-plain.
>
>Magnus
>
>
>

Just wondering -- can you reset that variable *while* emacs
is running, so as to be able to try ediff both ways in one
emacs?

David

Re: Ediff on X: How do I get the control window in the same frame as the buffers?

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 23.11.2007 um 02:23 schrieb David Combs:

>>
>> Set ediff-window-setup-function to 'ediff-setup-windows-plain.
>>
>
> Just wondering -- can you reset that variable *while* emacs
> is running, so as to be able to try ediff both ways in one
> emacs?


Of course: M-x set-variable RET <variable> RET <new value> RET

Or in *scratch* buffer: (setq <variable> <new value>) C-j


And all can be repeated more than once.

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