From: Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: M-x compile and window splitting
Date: Fri, 01 May 2009 11:36:50 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87skjpjhal.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m363gmxto2.fsf@mid.gehheimdienst.de> (Frank Schmitt's message of "Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:33:33 +0200")
Frank Schmitt <ich@frank-schmitt.net> writes:
Hi Frank,
>>> In Emacs 23, the window is split vertically instead of horizontally
>>
>> No, it's split horizontally instead of vertically in Emacs speach,
>> see `C-h k C-x 3'.
>
> Rather un-intuitive IMO but however.
Well, yes. I remember it by asking myself how the two windows are
positioned to each other after the split has been done.
>>> - the change doesn't seem to be mentioned in NEWS (at least I couldn't
>>> find it)
>>
>> ,----[ /usr/share/emacs/23.0.92/etc/NEWS ]
>> | *** New value nil for split-height-threshold inhibits vertical splitting
>> | unless there's no other window.
>> |
>> | +++
>> | *** New option split-width-threshold controls horizontal splitting.
>> |
>> | +++
>> | *** A window can be split horizontally even when it's not full-width.
>> |
>> | +++
>> | *** New option split-window-preferred-function can be set to a function
>> | to override the default splitting mechanism of display-buffer.
>> `----
>
> I don't think those lines are very helpful for users without deeper
> knowledge of this area in Emacs. At least I don't understand a word of
> those lines.
If you don't understand it after reading the docstrings of all those
four vars, I'd say it might qualify as a documentation bug.
> It is not clear what influences the decision whether to split
> horizontally or vertically.
With `split-window-preferred-function' set to nil (the default) it seems
to prefer horizontal over vertical splitting (which is sensible), but
it's not documented in this var's docstring, nor in `display-buffer'.
Bye,
Tassilo
--
"Emacs is not a development tool but a way of life."
- David Kastrup in alt.religion.emacs -
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-01 9:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-30 10:31 M-x compile and window splitting Frank Schmitt
2009-04-30 11:00 ` Tassilo Horn
2009-04-30 11:33 ` Frank Schmitt
2009-05-01 9:36 ` Tassilo Horn [this message]
2009-05-02 6:59 ` martin rudalics
2009-05-02 10:26 ` Frank Schmitt
2009-05-02 11:51 ` Juri Linkov
2009-05-02 13:09 ` martin rudalics
2009-05-02 13:40 ` Drew Adams
2009-05-02 19:02 ` martin rudalics
2009-05-03 19:58 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-05-04 8:38 ` martin rudalics
2009-04-30 11:45 ` Juri Linkov
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