From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: 13594@debbugs.gnu.org, Leo Liu <sdl.web@gmail.com>
Subject: bug#13594: 24.2.92; [PATCH] compilation-start doesn't consider nil OUTWIN
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:01:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8738x4o5cp.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51161554.9010609@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:22:28 +0100")
> I think the only correct solution is to have the caller add an alist
> entry (or an extra argument to `display-buffer') say 'may-fail, whose
> semantics are:
>
> - If 'may-fail is non-nil, allow returning a nil value - I, the caller,
> already know how to handle that.
>
> - If 'may-fail is nil or doesn't exist, return some window at any cost.
But such some window at any cost should be harmless when the caller goes
to use the returned window e.g. to get its buffer with `window-buffer', etc.
This is why using a hidden window is better, despite its invisibility
the window will be still correct in all its properties.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-02-10 10:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 73+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-16 17:21 Planning Emacs-24.4 Stefan Monnier
2013-11-16 18:56 ` Bastien
2013-11-17 5:13 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-17 20:53 ` bug#13594: " Stefan Monnier
2013-11-18 8:41 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 9:53 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 10:00 ` Andreas Schwab
2013-11-18 10:17 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 10:26 ` Andreas Schwab
2013-11-18 10:35 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 10:38 ` Andreas Schwab
2013-11-18 11:09 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 11:25 ` Andreas Schwab
2013-11-18 11:59 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 10:46 ` martin rudalics
2013-01-31 10:43 ` bug#13594: 24.2.92; [PATCH] compilation-start doesn't consider nil OUTWIN Leo Liu
2013-01-31 12:35 ` Leo Liu
2013-01-31 15:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-01-31 15:21 ` Leo Liu
2013-02-05 10:58 ` Leo Liu
2013-02-05 11:57 ` Leo Liu
2013-02-05 23:25 ` Juri Linkov
2013-02-06 1:19 ` Leo Liu
2013-02-06 10:12 ` Juri Linkov
2013-02-06 15:35 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-02-06 23:40 ` Juri Linkov
2013-02-07 13:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-02-08 8:10 ` Juri Linkov
2013-02-08 14:36 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-02-09 9:22 ` martin rudalics
2013-02-10 10:01 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2013-02-10 17:32 ` martin rudalics
2013-02-11 9:28 ` Juri Linkov
2013-02-11 17:31 ` martin rudalics
2013-02-11 17:55 ` Leo Liu
2013-02-14 8:22 ` Leo Liu
2013-02-14 14:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-03-19 15:39 ` Leo Liu
2013-03-20 3:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-03-20 4:37 ` Leo Liu
2013-03-20 12:51 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-17 5:18 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-17 9:48 ` martin rudalics
2013-02-08 9:59 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-18 11:16 ` bug#13594: Planning Emacs-24.4 Leo Liu
2013-11-18 13:19 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-18 14:56 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-18 15:20 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-18 15:48 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-19 0:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-19 0:54 ` Juri Linkov
2013-11-19 3:38 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-19 2:42 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-19 7:42 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-20 2:51 ` Leo Liu
2013-11-20 7:33 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-19 0:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-19 7:42 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-20 0:55 ` Juri Linkov
2013-11-20 3:26 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-21 0:30 ` Juri Linkov
2013-12-02 5:33 ` Leo Liu
2013-12-03 1:19 ` Juri Linkov
2013-12-03 3:23 ` Leo Liu
2013-12-03 7:56 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-20 7:34 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-18 13:55 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-11-18 15:32 ` martin rudalics
2013-11-19 13:44 ` Darren Hoo
2013-11-19 16:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2013-11-20 6:58 ` Darren Hoo
2013-11-20 17:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2013-11-23 3:12 ` Glenn Morris
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