From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: 12158@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12158: 24.1; unclear, incomplete doc of window parameter `quit-restore'
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2012 09:11:31 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E0D472D8242647FC83A9D85A7C5A1017@us.oracle.com> (raw)
In (elisp) `Window Parameters', the description of `quit-restore' is not
very helpful. It says what the parameter is used for, and how it is
established, and even which function uses it. But it says _nothing_
about what the parameter value is or how to understand its various
components.
From the description of `window-parameters' and experimenting using that
function we can discover that `quit-restore' has a value that is a list.
But that is all. What the parts of that list are and what they mean or
are used for is a complete mystery. Here is an example `quit-restore'
value:
(frame frame #<window 3 on *Messages*> #<buffer *Process List*>)
And? What is the expected form of the parameter value? Does it always
have 4 elements? What are they - what do they mean? How are they used?
OK, so there are two cross references here, that should presumably
enlighten us. Following the first and searching for `quit-restore', we
find NOTHING - it is not even mentioned in that node.
Following the second and searching for `quit-restore', we find only
this:
"The function `quit-window' bases its decisions on information stored
in WINDOW's `quit-restore' window parameter (*note Window Parameters::),
and resets that parameter to `nil' after it's done."
That does not help us at all to understand the `quit-restore' value.
Searching the rest of the manual shows that there is nothing anywhere
that helps us interpret `quit-restore' values.
NOTE: It is possible that this comment applies also to other window
parameters listed in this node. Please describe each parameter: its
format (possible values), including the use/meaning of any components of
possible values.
In GNU Emacs 24.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
of 2012-06-10 on MARVIN
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
Configured using:
`configure --with-gcc (4.6) --cflags
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/include
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libXpm-3.5.8/src
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/libpng-dev_1.4.3-1/include
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/zlib-dev_1.2.5-2/include
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/giflib-4.1.4-1/include
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/jpeg-6b-4/include
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/tiff-3.8.2-1/include
-ID:/devel/emacs/libs/gnutls-3.0.9/include'
next reply other threads:[~2012-08-08 16:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-08 16:11 Drew Adams [this message]
2012-08-09 8:44 ` bug#12158: 24.1; unclear, incomplete doc of window parameter `quit-restore' martin rudalics
2012-08-09 14:21 ` Drew Adams
2012-08-09 18:01 ` martin rudalics
2012-11-09 9:50 ` martin rudalics
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