emacs server and new frames

emacs server and new frames

[Sam Steingold]

GNU Emacs 22.0.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
 of 2006-06-05 on quant8

I want buffers created by the emacs server to show up in their own
frames, so I do

(add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
(custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))

the result is that the server buffer is shown both in a new frame and a
new window in an existing frame.
neither *Help*, nor *info*, nor the source are helpful...

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Re: emacs server and new frames

[Kevin Rodgers]

Sam Steingold wrote:
> GNU Emacs 22.0.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
>  of 2006-06-05 on quant8
> 
> I want buffers created by the emacs server to show up in their own
> frames, so I do
> 
> (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
> (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))
> 
> the result is that the server buffer is shown both in a new frame and a
> new window in an existing frame.
> neither *Help*, nor *info*, nor the source are helpful...

You could try setting server-window to a function that doesn't do
anything, like 'ignore or 'identity.

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Re: emacs server and new frames

[Sam Steingold]

> * Kevin Rodgers <vuf_4664@lnubb.pbz> [2006-06-05 10:21:19 -0600]:
>
> Sam Steingold wrote:
>> GNU Emacs 22.0.50.4 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
>>  of 2006-06-05 on quant8
>>
>> I want buffers created by the emacs server to show up in their own
>> frames, so I do
>>
>> (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
>> (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))
>>
>> the result is that the server buffer is shown both in a new frame and a
>> new window in an existing frame.
>> neither *Help*, nor *info*, nor the source are helpful...
>
> You could try setting server-window to a function that doesn't do
> anything, like 'ignore or 'identity.

a new frame is created, but the server buffer is not shown there.

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Re: emacs server and new frames

[Chong Yidong]

Sam Steingold <sds@podval.org> writes:

> I want buffers created by the emacs server to show up in their own
> frames, so I do
>
> (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
> (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))
>
> the result is that the server buffer is shown both in a new frame and a
> new window in an existing frame.
> neither *Help*, nor *info*, nor the source are helpful...

I do

  (add-hook 'server-visit-hook
            '(lambda () (setq server-window (new-frame))))

RE: emacs server and new frames

[Drew Adams]

    > (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
    > (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))

    I do (add-hook 'server-visit-hook
                   '(lambda () (setq server-window (new-frame))))

A propos - Shouldn't these variables (server-*) be recognized by `C-h v'
without loading server.el?

Re: emacs server and new frames

[Stefan Monnier]

> A propos - Shouldn't these variables (server-*) be recognized by `C-h v'
> without loading server.el?

No: a user should not expect foo-* variables to be recognized by C-h v until
`foo' is loaded.


        Stefan

Re: emacs server and new frames

[Sam Steingold]

> * Chong Yidong <plq@fghcvqpuvpxra.pbz> [2006-06-05 12:42:39 -0400]:
>
> Sam Steingold <sds@podval.org> writes:
>
>> I want buffers created by the emacs server to show up in their own
>> frames, so I do
>>
>> (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
>> (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))
>>
>> the result is that the server buffer is shown both in a new frame and a
>> new window in an existing frame.
>> neither *Help*, nor *info*, nor the source are helpful...
>
> I do
>
>   (add-hook 'server-visit-hook
>             '(lambda () (setq server-window (new-frame))))

I do not observe any change in behaviour.

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Re: emacs server and new frames

[Andreas Schwab]

Sam Steingold <sds@podval.org> writes:

> I want buffers created by the emacs server to show up in their own
> frames, so I do
>
> (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)
> (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))

This is what I'm using:

(defun server-done-maybe-delete-frame ()
  (if (and (not server-clients)
	   (frame-live-p server-window))
      (delete-frame server-window)))
(add-hook 'server-done-hook 'server-done-maybe-delete-frame)
(defun server-window-create-frame (next-buffer)
  (setq server-window (make-frame))
  (server-switch-buffer next-buffer))
(setq server-window 'server-window-create-frame)

Andreas.

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Re: emacs server and new frames

[Stefan Monnier]

> (add-hook 'server-switch-hook 'new-frame)

IIRC using server-switch-hook had problems because it's either not always
called when you need the new frame, or it's also called at times when you
don't want it.

> (custom-set-variables '(server-window 'pop-to-buffer))

I believe that's what you want.  But maybe your `pop-to-buffer' doesn't
create new frames because you haven't set pop-up-frames.  If you don't want
to set pop-up-frames in general, try:

(setq server-window
      (lambda (&rest args)
        (let ((pop-up-frames t))
          (apply 'pop-to-buffer args))))


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