From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Toolbar redraw causes unwanted selection Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:22:39 +0100 Message-ID: <85d56k7qa8.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: dough.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1166221412 483 80.91.229.10 (15 Dec 2006 22:23:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:23:32 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, jdsmith@as.arizona.edu, "Kim F. Storm" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Dec 15 23:23:30 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GvLSk-0001gc-2Z for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:23:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GvLSj-0005SB-GM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:29 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GvLSV-0005OJ-Rk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:15 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GvLSR-0005Fa-KF for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:15 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GvLSR-0005FR-DW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:11 -0500 Original-Received: from [212.7.152.120] (helo=mxout03.versatel.de) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GvLSL-0004At-RB; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:23:06 -0500 Original-Received: from mx04.versatel.de (mx01.versatel.de [212.7.146.1]) by mxout03.versatel.de (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kBFMMv97024378; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:22:57 +0100 Original-Received: from lola.goethe.zz (i53878F0D.versanet.de [83.135.143.13]) by mx04.versatel.de (8.12.11.20060614/8.12.11) with ESMTP id kBFMMvWr015351; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:22:57 +0100 Original-Received: by lola.goethe.zz (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 68D6C1C3DB40; Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:22:39 +0100 (CET) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: (Richard Stallman's message of "Fri\, 15 Dec 2006 16\:24\:30 -0500") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.91 (gnu/linux) 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:63800 Archived-At: Richard Stallman writes: > > The reason I suggest waiting for C-l (or maybe for something else) > > before making it smaller is that I think the frequent changes > > in tool bar size, when switching back and forth between two windows, > > could be annoying for the user. > > I don't see an easy way to implement the "wait for C-l" -- and for the > case at hand, it doesn't even solve the problem, as the abnormal > behaviour happens when the toolbar size is increased. > > You are right; this bug would still have to be fixed at the low level. > > Nonetheless, the change I suggest in the auto-resize behavior would > avoid a behavior that might be quite annoying. It only takes two > characters to switch windows, I count M-x as _one_ character, and the combination v q from dired switches buffers on every keystroke. > and I often do that a few times in a row. If the toolbar were to > change size each time, it would be very distracting. If it were to > remain enlarged until I type C-l to let it shrink back down, that > distraction would be gone. Possibly. One would need to try it. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum