Re: xref and displaying locations in appropriate window or frame

[martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>]

 > IDE-like window layout is not one of my goals here. I think I've
 > explained how it would be less than idea.
 >
 > That's not to say that the users shouldn't be able to choose this
 > window management strategy (using display-buffer-alist?), but let's
 > not bake this choice into xref.

While personally I prefer window management by chaos, it's up to you to
justify your choice.

 >> You could split the parent window of O and X.
 >
 > Very well (they have a parent window?). But that seems to imply manual
 > layout management, instead of using e.g. pop-to-buffer.

Back to where we were: ‘pop-to-buffer’ is based on the <= 2 windows per
frame paradigm.

 >> When X has short lines it could be shown on the left of O like this.
 >>
 >>   -----------------
 >> |X|   O   |   T   |
 >> | |       |       |
 >> | |       |       |
 >> | |       |       |
 >> | |       |       |
 >>   -----------------
 >

 > Let's say that the lines in X are about half of the frame's width. At
 > least, that's my usual experience.

The default frame's width?

 >>  > We'd split one of the windows again and show the target buffer in the
 >>  > new window. See my diagram at the beginning of this email.
 >>
 >> Then we're back at the initial problem that by default Emacs never shows
 >> more than two windows on a frame :-(
 >
 > I suppose so. But its resolution should be orthogonal to what I do.

Sometimes you want the cake and eat it.

 > The question was about the user being able to bury *Grep*, then switch
 > back to it, and continue using it without issue. But indeed, *Grep*
 > and *Compilation* have it easier.

Ahh, funny.  I never switch back to *Compilation* manually.  I always
keep it open until I have resolved all issues.  And my grep sidebars
hardly occupy any space.  I often show two or more greps or searches
simultaneously.  And whenever I remove a grep sidebar from the frame,
its buffer gets killed automatically.  I wouldn't remember anyway what I
needed it for.

martin