From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: martin rudalics Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Windows' "split status" Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:01:56 +0100 Message-ID: <4EBE4414.10009@gmx.at> References: <87vcqqoekt.fsf@gnu.org> <4EBD6B63.4050607@gmx.at> <87vcqq6utg.fsf@gnu.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1321092133 32371 80.91.229.12 (12 Nov 2011 10:02:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:02:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Chong Yidong Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Nov 12 11:02:08 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RPAPV-00069R-4O for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 11:02:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34679 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPAPU-0003Ut-M9 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:02:04 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:44584) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPAPR-0003Ud-FB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:02:03 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPAPQ-0001hJ-Ex for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:02:01 -0500 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:50640) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RPAPQ-0001gj-1k for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:02:00 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 12 Nov 2011 10:01:58 -0000 Original-Received: from 62-47-43-197.adsl.highway.telekom.at (EHLO [62.47.43.197]) [62.47.43.197] by mail.gmx.net (mp062) with SMTP; 12 Nov 2011 11:01:58 +0100 X-Authenticated: #14592706 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19IHFtsbXNITFAJXiZyn+bDbYukMvWje+R85rJ7IH 0DPGM6GANgDtKW User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (Windows/20090302) In-Reply-To: <87vcqq6utg.fsf@gnu.org> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 213.165.64.22 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:146006 Archived-At: > It might be useful for arranging windows when they are initially > created, for the purpose of distributing them with equal heights/widths. > But it's a bit unexpected for that to "stick around" and affect > subsequent window resizing/deletion commands. If the user wants that, > she should just set the variable. Actually I forgot why precisely I wanted them to "stick around". > Just using the value of `window-splits' would be better, yes. Thanks. Done. > (If in the future it turns out that we need this feature for something, > it would probably be better to reimplement it as a window parameter; I > don't think we need a special slot for it.) Agreed. martin