From: Robert Weiner <rsw@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: Add discussion of input focus handling to select-window; add select-frame-window
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 09:37:03 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CA+OMD9j5DCswGnm_u_MC=5Dbzu9oUAkYLT1iJEUi+bGpOC3t=A@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvpo7iycnu.fsf-monnier+gmane.emacs.devel@gnu.org>
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On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 8:37 AM, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
wrote:
> > `select-window' is a function with immediate effect so we can give it a
> > self-contained doc-string and description.
> [...]
> > So I think that people who need information about how to raise a frame
> > or giving it input focus should look into the Elisp manual.
>
> I don't think select-window should explain what
> select-frame-set-input-focus does, indeed. But I think it'd be OK for
> it to make it clear that it doesn't directly affect focus, with a link
> to another function that does.
>
Agreed. It is natural for people to start programming things in Emacs
with a single frame and multiple windows. As they expand their knowledge
to multiple frames and selecting a window in another frame, they'll want to
know the extent of what select-window handles and what it doesn't. Their
could be simple explanations and references on input focus like:
Although this selects the window's frame, it does not alter the frame's
position in the window stack (see `raise-frame') nor does it direct input
focus to that frame.
To do both of those at once, see `select-frame-set-input-focus'.
Bob
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Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-12-12 15:39 Suggestion: Add discussion of input focus handling to select-window; add select-frame-window Robert Weiner
2017-12-12 18:13 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-12 18:49 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-12 20:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2017-12-12 21:29 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-12 21:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2017-12-12 20:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2017-12-12 21:19 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-13 8:49 ` martin rudalics
2017-12-13 13:37 ` Stefan Monnier
2017-12-13 14:37 ` Robert Weiner [this message]
2017-12-13 19:29 ` martin rudalics
2017-12-13 20:30 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-13 22:10 ` Stefan Monnier
2017-12-14 3:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-14 15:01 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-14 20:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-14 23:43 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-15 1:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2017-12-16 16:11 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 16:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-16 17:23 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 16:27 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 16:21 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 16:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-16 17:04 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 17:15 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 17:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-16 18:16 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 18:41 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-16 19:18 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-16 19:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-16 20:52 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-22 10:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2017-12-16 22:44 ` Robert Weiner
2017-12-13 14:51 ` Robert Weiner
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