From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sam Steingold Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#10381: 24.0.92; delete-other-windows-vertically depends on the window split order Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:50:34 -0500 Message-ID: <8762h0bn6d.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87pqf9d7la.fsf@gnu.org> <4EFAE65F.1020305@gmx.at> Reply-To: sds@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1325094690 4786 80.91.229.12 (28 Dec 2011 17:51:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:51:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 10381@debbugs.gnu.org To: martin rudalics Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 28 18:51:23 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxes-0006Qc-Ce for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:51:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49477 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxer-0001rf-M0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:51:21 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:54056) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxeo-0001rT-VC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:51:20 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxen-00029E-TE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:51:18 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:56779) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxen-00029A-Rg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:51:17 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RfxhS-00045J-Nd for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:54:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Sam Steingold Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:54:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 10381 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 10381-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B10381.132509480615657 (code B ref 10381); Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:54:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10381) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Dec 2011 17:53:26 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxgr-00044S-54 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:53:25 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-qw0-f44.google.com ([209.85.216.44]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Rfxgo-00044L-A7 for 10381@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:53:23 -0500 Original-Received: by qadb15 with SMTP id b15so7455815qad.3 for <10381@debbugs.gnu.org>; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:50:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:from:to:cc:subject:in-reply-to:references:user-agent :mail-copies-to:return-receipt-to:reply-to:x-attribution :x-disclaimer:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; bh=3h6Om7bu26DXpPTXVstmnAuFNb4BTckaqdfFJybs6SU=; b=LyxZQDDyaz3YhDWxm5hN0MtPQEvP0DR0vKJmW2hg/vK3H2qbTpVSkOFZULYA49WANU ZwNHIjpRrJguFEQzhZtsqr//JG3ml7ncb3sdOWIJEpsc2izrM0PCzjyX//Eh2xRPmJM3 bNadfyF8Be9zUs6cEVJZZF8aPGV316Q/PlY3Q= Original-Received: by 10.224.95.197 with SMTP id e5mr38955491qan.0.1325094636557; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:50:36 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from t520sds ([204.19.0.214]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id ft9sm59435871qab.20.2011.12.28.09.50.35 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:50:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4EFAE65F.1020305@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:50:23 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.92 (gnu/linux) Mail-Copies-To: never X-Attribution: Sam X-Disclaimer: You should not expect anyone to agree with me. X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:54:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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:55253 Archived-At: > * martin rudalics [2011-12-28 10:50:23 +0100]: > >> `delete-other-windows-vertically' behavior depends on the order in which >> the windows were created. > > Yes. > >> M-x delete-other-windows-vertically RET >> >> now there are 3 windows like this: >> ------- >> | | >> ------- >> | | | >> ------- >> >> which is _WRONG_. > > Why? Because in this case delete-other-windows-vertically deletes windows horizontally. I would have understood if the function did _nothing_, but deleting windows horizontally is clearly wrong. > Your doc-string says > > Delete the windows in the same column with WINDOW, but not WINDOW itself. > > That sentence is vague but doesn't contradict what the function does. this makes for a very unintuitive notion of a column. > If you want the function do something different, I'd suggest reading > section 28.2 Windows and Frames of the Elisp manual first and make > yourself acquainted with internal windows. Then you will probably > understand that the behavior you apparently strive for cannot be > obtained when the first split of a frame's root window creates windows > one above the other. this is very unfortunate. -- Sam Steingold (http://sds.podval.org/) on Ubuntu 11.10 (oneiric) X 11.0.11004000 http://www.PetitionOnline.com/tap12009/ http://memri.org http://dhimmi.com http://pmw.org.il http://jihadwatch.org http://palestinefacts.org A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep.