From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: How to resize mini buffer / windows Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:35:23 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <86k6vj2uvo.fsf@ketchup.de.uu.net> References: <87isbgyiia.fsf@lithium.hillenius.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1093704070 6226 80.91.224.253 (28 Aug 2004 14:41:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:41:10 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Aug 28 16:41:03 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1C14O7-0001ex-00 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:41:03 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C14Sq-0002GZ-4m for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:45:56 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C14Sj-0002GJ-B9 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:45:49 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1C14Sh-0002G0-NY for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:45:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1C14Sh-0002Fq-Ie for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:45:47 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.224.249] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C14Nq-0008In-AN for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 10:40:46 -0400 Original-Received: from root by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1C14Np-0007fX-00 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:40:45 +0200 Original-Received: from pd951fec4.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.81.254.196]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:40:45 +0200 Original-Received: from kai by pd951fec4.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:40:45 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 18 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pd951fec4.dip.t-dialin.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:JE66lcSTe2apihfd/9dGm5BgGqQ= X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:20349 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:20349 Gijs Hillenius writes: > I am trying to make the mini buffer / window resize > automatically. But it does not (seem to) work. I have several records > in my bbdb that are longer then two lines, but that is all I get to > see under the gnus-windows. I think that BBDB does not use the minibuffer. See the variable bbdb-pop-up-target-lines, that might be what you're looking for. > In .emacs I have > (setq resize-mini-windows t) I think this variable is quite new; perhaps too new for your Emacs? Does C-h v print documentation on the variable? If so, then it is known, if not, then your Emacs is too old. Kai