Re: 'ediff-buffers' on ubuntu netbook edition

[jpkotta <jpkotta@gmail.com>]

On Aug 10, 2:25 pm, Tom Roche <Tom_Ro...@pobox.com> wrote:
> 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 <Tom_Ro...@pobox.com>

I never had trouble with the ediff control frame on Ubuntu (never used
UNR), but I've been using ediff in single frame mode for a while.  You
can set ediff-window-setup-function to ediff-setup-windows-plain to
put the control panel as a separate window in the selected frame.