From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19170: 25.0.50; enhancement request: `compare-windows' use across frames Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 07:25:36 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <5df4c77f-ec7f-4084-88bc-737288ae815e@default> References: <32848088-e8db-46dc-b9c7-f53bc46bb4e1@default> <87egss9r7v.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <2f6cb7a6-e050-4909-9b54-d651523bb5d5@default> <87egss86a8.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87egsr0xjt.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <87egsqzy74.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <877fyhfno0.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <3dcedc6e-0613-4af5-a061-02395bc9a506@default> <87y4qw5elz.fsf@mail.linkov.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1417188391 24677 80.91.229.3 (28 Nov 2014 15:26:31 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:26:31 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 19170@debbugs.gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 28 16:26:24 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNR9-0004GX-3B for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:26:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:44889 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNR8-00068H-Ig for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:26:22 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:52656) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNQx-000682-7s for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:26:19 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNQo-0006iL-FD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:26:11 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:51343) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNQo-0006i9-B2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:26:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNQo-0005Ea-0H for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:26:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:26:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19170 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19170-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19170.141718834520097 (code B ref 19170); Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:26:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19170) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Nov 2014 15:25:45 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48556 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNQX-0005E5-2T for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:25:45 -0500 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:43449) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XuNQU-0005Du-Cy for 19170@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:25:42 -0500 Original-Received: from acsinet22.oracle.com (acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id sASFPeAV025921 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:25:41 GMT Original-Received: from userz7021.oracle.com (userz7021.oracle.com [156.151.31.85]) by acsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id sASFPdqo019819 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL); Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:25:40 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0013.oracle.com (abhmp0013.oracle.com [141.146.116.19]) by userz7021.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id sASFPdgJ005938; Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:25:39 GMT In-Reply-To: <87y4qw5elz.fsf@mail.linkov.net> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.8.2 (807160) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:96700 Archived-At: > > And maybe print the point values too, unless they're the same > > buffer? > > > > Different, A: 2349, B: 1358 > > Same: A: 2349, B: 1358 > > No match >=20 > Or the size of the region of difference or sameness. Maybe. Or both: Diff: 623 chars, A: 2349, B: 1358 Same: 623 chars, A: 2349, B: 1358 No match > > Dunno what the names might be. They could be the buffer names > > (possibly truncated, if long), if different. >=20 > There is no displayable information associated with windows > other than buffer names. Yes, but names can be assigned. In this case, only two names are needed. Just as for Ediff, we could use A & B, e.g., A for the selected window. > >> We already have a lot of `last-...' variables, so a new variable > >> for the last selected window makes sense. Then it would be > >> convenient to compare `(selected-window)' with `last-selected- > >> window'. >=20 > There are still open questions about this new variable, e.g.: > what should be recorded in `last-selected-window' in case of > `C-x 0' (`delete-window') when the last window is deleted? Pick one. The (newly) selected window, for example. Or reset it to nil or whatever (i.e., none). Selected window makes sense, I think. Unless we are going to record a whole history, as for buffers, we cannot set it to the previous "last". Imagine five `C-x 0' in a row.