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From: "N. Jackson" <nljlistbox2@gmail.com>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net>,
	emacs-devel@gnu.org, Roland Winkler <winkler@gnu.org>,
	Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: Suggesting `frame-split-biggest-window' Re: customize location and shape of a new window in a frame
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:07:59 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r2hxv93k.fsf@moondust.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5B9A1599.2060800@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:45:29 +0200")

At 09:45 +0200 on Thursday 2018-09-13, martin rudalics wrote:
>
>> If there was a function (frame-split-biggest-window FRAME SIZE SIDE
>> PIXELWISE) to split the "biggest" [*] window in the frame, then
>> neither BBDB nor any other Elisp code would need to keep reinventing
>> this wheel.
>>
>> (The other two functions, more for interactive use, would be
>> `frame-split-biggest-window-below' and
>> `frame-split-biggest-window-right'.)
>>
>> [*] To find the "biggest" window when splitting below, find the
>> tallest window or windows and split the widest of them; when
>> splitting right, find the widest window or windows and split the
>> tallest of them.
>
> We have a number of options for that.  One of them is the option
> 'split-window-preferred-function' (a misnomer) which is by default set
> to 'split-window-sensibly'.  Consult their definitions first.  The
> latter's behavior is guided by the options 'split-height-threshold'
> and 'split-width-threshold' (two more misnomers) .  Together, these
> should provide a boilerplate for writing your own function which you
> can then put into 'display-buffer-alist'.

What's missing with these functions is that they start from a given
window. What's needed is functionality that looks at all the windows
on (in?) the frame and chooses which one to split.



  reply	other threads:[~2018-09-13 13:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-09-11 20:31 customize location and shape of a new window in a frame Roland Winkler
2018-09-11 21:22 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-09-12 19:36   ` N. Jackson
2018-09-12 20:12     ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-09-12 23:21       ` Suggesting `frame-split-biggest-window' " N. Jackson
2018-09-13  7:45         ` martin rudalics
2018-09-13 13:07           ` N. Jackson [this message]
2018-09-14  8:31             ` martin rudalics
2018-09-13 16:33           ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-09-14  8:33             ` martin rudalics
2018-09-14 16:56               ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-09-15  8:17                 ` martin rudalics
2018-09-14  5:17           ` Roland Winkler
2018-09-14  8:33             ` martin rudalics
2018-09-14 12:01               ` Stefan Monnier
2018-09-15  4:12                 ` Roland Winkler
2018-09-15  4:58                   ` Drew Adams
2018-09-15  8:18                   ` martin rudalics
2018-09-15 16:34                     ` Roland Winkler
2018-09-15 18:34                       ` Stefan Monnier
2018-09-15 19:21                         ` Roland Winkler
2018-09-15 12:24                 ` N. Jackson
2018-09-15 14:56                   ` Stefan Monnier
2018-09-15  0:46               ` Richard Stallman
2018-09-15  8:17                 ` martin rudalics
2018-09-16  3:14                   ` Richard Stallman
2018-09-16 19:05                     ` John Yates
2018-09-16 19:22                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-09-16 20:30                       ` Drew Adams
2018-09-13 16:38         ` Eric Abrahamsen
2018-09-12 14:54 ` Stefan Monnier

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