From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tom Roche Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: 'ediff-buffers' on ubuntu netbook edition Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:25:10 -0400 Message-ID: <87zkwunucp.fsf@pobox.com> Reply-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Tom Roche NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1281469102 24274 80.91.229.12 (10 Aug 2010 19:38:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:38:22 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 10 21:38:21 2010 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 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OiueQ-0000oX-D5 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:38:18 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42341 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OiuSy-0001ww-0Z for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:26:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59737 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OiuSX-0001uv-0q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:26:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OiuSV-0006ih-VU for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:26:00 -0400 Original-Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com ([208.72.237.35]:50316 helo=sasl.smtp.pobox.com) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OiuSV-0006au-SZ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:25:59 -0400 Original-Received: from sasl.smtp.pobox.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85E02BEACF; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:25:18 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=pobox.com; h=from:to :subject:reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; s= sasl; bh=W2ngWRGRHg44cXArALvqhrd2zlU=; b=bXpVPrNMrjgp6Pkrhof7fvp vgj+GQoVbY5+z7j5zoL48ViITylTGwldb6QupwhfIpPG5/6eu3KGnR9reP4NpaPX uaM8WmNEuEEwvR4+KsbZgTzvjTa6pgpUHPSsBVi6SP3Ee9r6fmxrCwHbARISjMaa XADp+0H8EWuqWFDyTGAQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=pobox.com; h=from:to:subject :reply-to:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type; q=dns; s= sasl; b=xXuBsoxmORaq+Ls0C7ODr5e4pL0Iwv0Pd3WuNnZXeO7uW3wDh/nih0J+ R5+99uIE0wfGny46BMNPH8BHn0gcJtdn9Wwmanl5itMuLcjf65QGNQ/Qu2gbFzNs +pKVjeYTc2mS1uhG9OolCOETXPJQepbu7/8MBbDPqW2glnaNhxs= Original-Received: from b-pb-sasl-quonix. (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBB2BBEACE; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:25:16 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from carrboro-starling.pobox.com (unknown [69.134.240.67]) by b-sasl-quonix.pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id F1D83BEACD; Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:25:10 -0400 (EDT) User-Agent: GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.0) X-Pobox-Relay-ID: 01B9C710-A4B5-11DF-A402-1FAE016DD5F0-07218935!b-pb-sasl-quonix.pobox.com X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (beta) 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:74530 Archived-At: summary: when running `M-x ediff-buffers` on 23.1 on ubuntu netbook edition, buffer="*Ediff Control Panel*" is + visible - not reachable from the OS + reachable from emacs via `C-x 5 b` Is there a workaround? Is this a known bug? details: I'm running $ emacs -q --version GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 # ubuntu package=emacs-snapshot-gtk $ lsb_release -ds Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS # 32-bit, Gnome, with Ubuntu Netbook Edition $ uname -rv 2.6.32-24-generic #39-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 28 06:07:29 UTC 2010 On my other cygwin and non-UNE ubuntu boxes, I often run 'ediff-buffers' with the buffers in side-by-side windows. I then Alt-Tab to the control buffer, and hit SPC or whatever to control the merge, and eventually 'q' to exit. I'm setting up this UNE netbook, and wanted to merge some config files, so tried to do the same thing. I unmaximized my single emacs frame, did `C-x 5 f` to open the other version of the file, sized them evenly on R-L halves of the screen, and did `M-x ediff-buffers`. The control buffer popped up in an approximately normal place on the screen, but - there were still only 2 emacs icons at the upper left of the screen, where open windows register, instead of 3 as normal. - I could not Alt-Tab to the control buffer. After fiddling awhile, I found I could `C-x 5 b` to it, however, and control the merge that way. I'm wondering, is this a known bug? If known, is there a workaround? Apologies if this is a FAQ, but googling on some variations of emacs "ediff-buffers" "ubuntu netbook remix" OR "ubuntu netbook edition" got no hits. Feel free to reply directly to me as well as the list. TIA, Tom Roche