From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: 8936@debbugs.gnu.org, rogers-emacs@rgrjr.dyndns.org
Subject: bug#8936: 24.0.50; Incompatible change in the meaning of "other window"
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:54:19 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1Qamyp-0000CF-OT@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4E06FBEA.6010202@gmx.at> (message from martin rudalics on Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:29:14 +0200)
> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:29:14 +0200
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
> Cc: 8936@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> If Emacs can't split a window I currently make a new frame because the
> doc-string of `switch-to-buffer-other-window' explicitly says that "The
> selected window will be used only if there is no other choice" and
> making a new frame _is_ another choice. If people think that reusing
> the selected window is a better choice I can easily do that.
What could possibly prevent Emacs from splitting the current window in
two? Only dimensions, or are there other reasons?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-06-26 10:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-25 22:27 bug#8936: 24.0.50; Incompatible change in the meaning of "other window" Bob Rogers
2011-06-26 9:29 ` martin rudalics
2011-06-26 10:54 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2011-06-26 12:12 ` martin rudalics
2011-06-26 12:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-06-26 12:47 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-06 0:33 ` Bob Rogers
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