From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thierry Volpiatto Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Window annoyances Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:56:35 +0100 Message-ID: <87mypqaaho.fsf@thievol.homelinux.org> References: <517586d2-c7ea-4490-8802-f52bde9f43c6@o77g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1203849968 32758 80.91.229.12 (24 Feb 2008 10:46:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:46:08 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: rustom Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Feb 24 11:46:32 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JTENC-0002JO-QA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:46:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTEMg-0003XE-Tu for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:45:50 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTEM7-0003VW-Id for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:45:15 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JTEM6-0003UX-Kv for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:45:14 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JTEM6-0003UM-3E for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:45:14 -0500 Original-Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.158]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JTEM5-0007cX-OZ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:45:13 -0500 Original-Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so6145291fga.30 for ; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:45:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; bh=PkbYlzRzVsWk4P1PjODp+2o5zO9UP+RZKVF6mO1ud18=; b=LSCIv50buXhEJJ8CUl4cLTBMxkLq59oW+A/jHY1aF16ge5ozHf8bOjx3gETxvmmBSQG8Xv1hChxSlyGb2vszIQDI6mwjHLU60c1VVD2Y4twjsAAjrldf54rCLkee6Yg/Jwv7AJHqQIJyk53S/+9rPvDD6rK9ut/a6gOoFglGLJs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:cc:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent:mime-version:content-type; b=lJgtJ1wCHWvNtsJrIDhEpZkI6sfhlO8diJwdOlYaO/Ogr+my7TjKkh9Rgk8cQYr0db9qK3+yFqAlaDq2+x3DxIWF2Cw0VOA2XvpPrwZxTCScYshOKOLXKUKNRBEAEUl/E12djeo+q9EKE63aV4o4RLdq+Fs1ByemhxMEPVQhq3g= Original-Received: by 10.86.65.11 with SMTP id n11mr1498940fga.4.1203849912811; Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:45:12 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from thievol.homelinux.org ( [77.197.77.154]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id e11sm3537810fga.5.2008.02.24.02.45.10 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:45:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <517586d2-c7ea-4490-8802-f52bde9f43c6@o77g2000hsf.googlegroups.com> (rustom's message of "Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:21:54 -0800 (PST)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) 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: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:51815 Archived-At: rustom writes: > On Feb 21, 1:31 pm, "Francis Moreau" wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> Emacs is cool but I'd still like to fix some annoying details to make it >> perfect. >> >> The first one is about the 'completion' window which doesn't close >> automatically once it's no more needed. I know I can switch to this >> window and close it but it would be really nice to make this auto. >> >> The second one is about new windows that are automatically open >> by Emacs, for example when I start a compilation or GDB. Emacs >> choose an old widow (almost randomly) and replace this one with >> the new one. But it always choose the wrong window to replace. >> Is it possible to make a 'sticky' window that is a window that >> can't be chosen by Emacs to be switched by a new one ? >> >> Thanks ! >> -- >> Francis > > I am also recently faced with with some window annoyances which are -- > I think -- more annoying than the above because I cant seem to work > around them at all. > > When I want to compare to buffers using ediff-buffers, I often want > the buffers side-by-side (C-x 3) rather than the default one-above- > other (C-x 2). Even if I take the trouble to arrange the windows as I > want and then invoke ediff-buffers emacs is adamant enough to remake > the windows up-down, quite ignoring my configuration! > Ediff your files, then: when in ediff-mode, use ==> | -- A + Thierry Pub key: http://pgp.mit.edu