dedicated frames - not quite special-display

dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[Joe Casadonte]

I'm looking for something like the special-display function, but with
a twist.  I would like to dedicate a frame to a *list* of buffers
(preferably defined with a regexp), such that the frame can only
display those buffers.  An example would be a gnus-only frame, where
it could display all gnus buffers within it (and bbdb and ispell), but
not be able to switch to a java file.

Does such a creature exist?  Thanks!

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joe
Joe Casadonte
jcasadonte@northbound-train.com

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Re: dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[Michael Slass]

"Joe Casadonte" <jcasadonte@northbound-train.com> writes:

>I'm looking for something like the special-display function, but with
>a twist.  I would like to dedicate a frame to a *list* of buffers
>(preferably defined with a regexp), such that the frame can only
>display those buffers.  An example would be a gnus-only frame, where
>it could display all gnus buffers within it (and bbdb and ispell), but
>not be able to switch to a java file.
>
>Does such a creature exist?  Thanks!
>

What a great idea!  I wonder if you could develop a framework based on
advising switch-to-buffer?  Before jumping in to this, I'd wait to see
if the gurus know of an easier way. 

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Re: dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[Joe Casadonte]

On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Michael Slass wrote:

> What a great idea!  I wonder if you could develop a framework based
> on advising switch-to-buffer?  Before jumping in to this, I'd wait
> to see if the gurus know of an easier way.

That's my backup plan....

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Re: dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>]

>> I'm looking for something like the special-display function, but with
>> a twist.  I would like to dedicate a frame to a *list* of buffers
>> (preferably defined with a regexp), such that the frame can only
>> display those buffers.  An example would be a gnus-only frame, where
>> it could display all gnus buffers within it (and bbdb and ispell), but
>> not be able to switch to a java file.
>> 
>> Does such a creature exist?  Thanks!
> What a great idea!  I wonder if you could develop a framework based on
> advising switch-to-buffer?  Before jumping in to this, I'd wait to see
> if the gurus know of an easier way. 

I'd stay away from switch-to-buffer, personally.
Instead, I'd start with display-buffer-function.


        Stefan

Re: dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[Kevin Rodgers]

Stefan Monnier wrote:

>>>I'm looking for something like the special-display function, but with
>>>a twist.  I would like to dedicate a frame to a *list* of buffers
>>>(preferably defined with a regexp), such that the frame can only
>>>display those buffers.  An example would be a gnus-only frame, where
>>>it could display all gnus buffers within it (and bbdb and ispell), but
>>>not be able to switch to a java file.
>>>
>>>Does such a creature exist?  Thanks!


Does dframe.el provide the functionality you want?  It's distributed with
speedbar at http://cedet.sourceforge.net/speedbar.shtml


>>What a great idea!  I wonder if you could develop a framework based on
>>advising switch-to-buffer?  Before jumping in to this, I'd wait to see
>>if the gurus know of an easier way. 
>>
> 
> I'd stay away from switch-to-buffer, personally.
> Instead, I'd start with display-buffer-function.


And set a user-defined frame parameter to the list of buffers the frame may

display?

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Kevin Rodgers <kevinr@ihs.com>

Re: dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[FRC]

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I like the idea too.
Windows that could not be modified would be nice too eg. to keep a one
fourth screen dedicated to eshell, which could not be buried/resized except
by some special cmd.
Maybe this one already exists ?

"Michael Slass" <miknrene@drizzle.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
m3d6rbcpni.fsf@localhost.localdomain...
> "Joe Casadonte" <jcasadonte@northbound-train.com> writes:
>
> >I'm looking for something like the special-display function, but with
> >a twist.  I would like to dedicate a frame to a *list* of buffers
> >(preferably defined with a regexp), such that the frame can only
> >display those buffers.  An example would be a gnus-only frame, where
> >it could display all gnus buffers within it (and bbdb and ispell), but
> >not be able to switch to a java file.
> >
> >Does such a creature exist?  Thanks!
> >
>
> What a great idea!  I wonder if you could develop a framework based on
> advising switch-to-buffer?  Before jumping in to this, I'd wait to see
> if the gurus know of an easier way.
>
> --
> Mike Slass

Re: dedicated frames - not quite special-display

[Matthias Meulien]

The following works for me. All buffer with a name matching
`special-special-buffer-regexp' are displayed in a common frame. 

(setq special-special-buffer-regexp "REGEXP")

(defun special-special-windowp (window)
  "Returns nil if and only if WINDOW displays a buffer whose name
doesn't match `special-special-buffer-regexp'."
  (let ((name (buffer-name (window-buffer window))))
    (string-match special-special-buffer-regexp name)))

(defun special-special-display-function (buffer &optional args)
  "Display BUFFER in its own frame, reusing an existing window
displaying a buffer whose name match `special-special-buffer-regexp'
if any."
  (let ((window (get-window-with-predicate 'special-special-windowp
					   nil t)))
    (if window
	(progn 
	  (set-window-dedicated-p window nil)
	  (select-window window)
	  (switch-to-buffer buffer)
	  (set-window-dedicated-p window t))
      (special-display-popup-frame buffer args))))

(let ((list `(,special-special-buffer-regexp
	      special-special-display-function)))
  (add-to-list 'special-display-regexps list))
-- 
Matthias