From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "grischka" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: split-window-preferred-function Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:45:36 +0200 Message-ID: <02c701c89805$bd1b4ac0$130990d4@j4f3n1> References: <005d01c89719$de92d340$1f45fe91@j4f3n1> <47F79DEE.6000806@gmx.at> <010001c8974b$da82b680$130990d4@j4f3n1> <47F7F702.9060900@gmx.at> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1207500427 1685 80.91.229.12 (6 Apr 2008 16:47:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 16:47:07 +0000 (UTC) To: , "martin rudalics" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 06 18:47:39 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JiY1q-0004b7-PP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:47:39 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JiY1D-0006SU-TL for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:46:59 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JiY1A-0006SP-Rc for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:46:56 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JiY18-0006P2-3v for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:46:55 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JiY17-0006Oi-ST for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:46:53 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JiY17-0003BH-Bp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:46:53 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 06 Apr 2008 16:46:50 -0000 Original-Received: from dialin-212-144-006-087.pools.arcor-ip.net (EHLO j4f3n1) [212.144.6.87] by mail.gmx.net (mp018) with SMTP; 06 Apr 2008 18:46:50 +0200 X-Authenticated: #18588216 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+DFp1uIayDpnDbL4OYGo8CtgP0tPrMea6bg+d8Q8 x7qkCRVN1qCbkz X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:94492 Archived-At: > > Actually elscreen has a separate "layout creation" mode (although it > > is not as easy to use, and also IMO redundant, it could as well just > > live record user changes made in the "real" frame). > > > > But yes, you can save everything to disk, anytime. Means it allows > > to get used to something, body-language wise. > > I don't know much about elscreen. Can you tell me the name of the > package / function(s) implementing "layout creation"? Oops, yes. The name is ECB, not elscreen. > > Option three: Allow zero-width and zero-height windows. > > I thought about that already although I personally dislike hidden > windows. I don't know. In GUI programs many things are mostly not active. > Currently there is no predefined tree. We still would have to > recursively split the root window in some way. Well, currently. But you could easily define one. The default window configuration that emacs needs to be operable is rather simple. Basically two 50% windows from which one is initially hidden ;) --- grischka