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* display-buffer-alist simplifications
@ 2011-07-16 20:35 Chong Yidong
  2011-07-17  1:38 ` Juanma Barranquero
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From: Chong Yidong @ 2011-07-16 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Martin Rudalics; +Cc: emacs-devel

I am concerned that `display-buffer-alist' in its current form is still
too complicated, and needs more work.  I realize this is coming a bit
late in the day, but it's important to get it right.

Here are several suggestions, and one question.

 - Instead of allowing the car of each `display-buffer-alist' element to
   be a _list_ of matchers, let it just be a matcher.  This is
   semantically cleaner, and more consistent with other facilities in
   Emacs, e.g. font-lock-keywords.  Any caller desiring multiple
   matching conditions can just add multiple alist elements.

 - Instead of buffer matchers that are cons cells like (name . NAME),
   (regexp . REGEXP), and (label . LABEL), just use strings or symbols.
   Strings are to be treated as regexps (if an exact match is desired,
   the caller uses regexp-quote); symbols are treated as label matchers.

 - Some of the display specifiers seem to allow contradictory meanings,
   e.g.

      (reuse-window same nil other)

   means to reuse the selected window, provided the window is not on the
   selected frame.  What does this mean?  And what happens if it's
   impossible for Emacs to meet the requirements of the specifier?  This
   is not explained in the docstring.

 - I don't like the fact that different specifiers are set up in a way
   that the meaning of each specifier depends on the presence of other
   specifiers.  For example, in the spec list

   ((reuse-window same nil nil) (reuse-window-even-sizes . t))

   the second element only has a meaning if the first element is
   present---they are not independent.  It would be cleaner to use a
   plist, like this:

    (reuse-window :window same :reuse-window-even-sizes t)

   where ALL the behaviors are grouped together.

WDYT?



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2011-07-16 20:35 display-buffer-alist simplifications Chong Yidong
2011-07-17  1:38 ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-17  9:41   ` martin rudalics
2011-07-17  9:40 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-18 15:15   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-07-18 18:52     ` martin rudalics
2011-07-18 20:34       ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-18 21:28         ` Drew Adams
2011-08-02  1:36       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-02 14:26         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-02 16:41           ` Drew Adams
2011-08-03 16:22             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-03 17:36               ` Drew Adams
2011-08-04 13:59                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 15:48                   ` Drew Adams
2011-08-02 18:38           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-03 16:23             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 18:16               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-05 16:01                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 17:45                   ` Drew Adams
2011-08-06 13:29                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-06 15:33                       ` Drew Adams
2011-08-07  8:32                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 19:22                   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-06 13:45                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08  2:41                       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08  4:59                         ` Tim Cross
2011-08-08  9:12                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 13:42                           ` Drew Adams
2011-08-08 19:14                           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 12:55                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:26                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10  7:10                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 16:45                 ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-05 19:22                   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-07 18:17                     ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08  0:54                       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08  9:45                         ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 19:28                           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09  9:08                             ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-09 18:14                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 12:56                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:27                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08 20:51                     ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-08 21:34                       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09  9:11                         ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-23  7:56 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-23  8:26   ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-23 18:39     ` martin rudalics
2011-07-23 17:22   ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-23 18:40     ` martin rudalics
2011-07-23 19:26       ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-24 10:07         ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 13:54           ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-24 17:05             ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 17:11               ` martin rudalics
2011-07-24 21:32               ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-25  9:18                 ` martin rudalics
2011-07-25  9:29                   ` Štěpán Němec
2011-07-25 11:41                     ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-26  1:03                       ` Tim Cross
2011-07-25 11:15                   ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-26  1:15                     ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-26  5:21                       ` David Kastrup
2011-07-26  9:10                         ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-26 10:50                           ` David Kastrup
2011-07-26  6:15                       ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 13:47                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01  8:03                           ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 18:57                             ` martin rudalics
2011-07-31 13:49                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01  8:08                       ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 18:57                         ` martin rudalics
2011-07-27  2:43                   ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-27  4:59                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-27  8:08                       ` Tim Cross
2011-07-27 11:25                       ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 11:27                         ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 11:30                         ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-07-27 11:47                           ` David Kastrup
2011-07-27 12:04                             ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 12:02                           ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-27 16:16                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-27 15:52                       ` Drew Adams
2011-07-28 15:57                       ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-31 13:46                         ` martin rudalics
2011-07-27 16:10                     ` martin rudalics
2011-07-27 20:27                     ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-28  2:12                       ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-28  2:35                         ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-28  4:46                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-28  7:45                           ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-28  9:09                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-29  1:39                               ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-29  6:51                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-29  7:44                                   ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-29  7:58                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-30 16:08                                       ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-30 16:28                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-30 16:45                                           ` David Kastrup
2011-07-30 17:12                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-07-31  9:07                                           ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-29 11:09                                   ` Juanma Barranquero
2011-07-28 16:41                       ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-29 11:04                         ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 13:48                           ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01  8:12                             ` Juri Linkov
2011-07-31 13:48                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01  8:19                           ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 18:57                             ` martin rudalics
2011-07-31 13:48                       ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01  8:20                         ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-01 17:13                           ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-01 23:34                             ` Andy Moreton
2011-08-02 14:24                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-02 16:41                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-03 16:22                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-03 16:26                                   ` Nix
2011-08-03 16:40                                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04  2:27                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-04 14:00                                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-04 20:07                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-03 20:29                               ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-04 13:59                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-05 17:48                                   ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-06 13:30                                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08  1:27                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08  9:10                                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08  9:49                                           ` Andreas Röhler
2011-08-08  9:52                                           ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 12:26                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-08 18:51                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09 12:55                                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:19                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10  7:10                                                     ` martin rudalics
2011-08-10 13:01                                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-11  9:35                                                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-11 13:50                                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-12 14:05                                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-12 18:03                                                               ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-13  2:29                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-13 13:44                                                                   ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 14:32                                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-16  9:33                                                                       ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-16 15:37                                                                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-17  9:27                                                                           ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-18  6:57                                                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 13:44                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13  2:29                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-13 13:44                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-13 14:30                                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-28  8:05                                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-29  9:34                                                               ` martin rudalics
2011-08-29 15:17                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-29 15:07                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-29 19:04                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-29 19:45                                                                   ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-30  4:10                                                                   ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-31  1:43                                                                   ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31  2:07                                                                     ` Drew Adams
2011-08-31  3:01                                                                       ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31  9:33                                                                         ` martin rudalics
2011-08-31  9:57                                                                           ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-31 11:46                                                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-31 15:42                                                                             ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 16:59                                                                               ` Juri Linkov
2011-09-01  2:06                                                                                 ` Chong Yidong
2011-09-02  1:33                                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-09-02 14:54                                                                                 ` Chong Yidong
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2011-09-11 20:40                                                                                                                 ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-12  0:04                                                                                                                   ` display-buffer-overriding-action Juanma Barranquero
2011-09-13  0:55                                                                                                                   ` display-buffer-overriding-action Stefan Monnier
2011-09-13  2:39                                                                                                                     ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-13 17:59                                                                                                                       ` display-buffer-overriding-action Stefan Monnier
2011-09-13 19:01                                                                                                                         ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-13 19:28                                                                                                                           ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-13 20:48                                                                                                                           ` display-buffer-overriding-action Stefan Monnier
2011-09-13 22:40                                                                                                                             ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-14  0:53                                                                                                                               ` display-buffer-overriding-action Stefan Monnier
2011-09-14  2:13                                                                                                                                 ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-14 18:33                                                                                                                                   ` display-buffer-overriding-action Stefan Monnier
2011-09-14 22:36                                                                                                                                     ` display-buffer-overriding-action Chong Yidong
2011-09-15  0:04                                                                                                                                       ` display-buffer-overriding-action Stefan Monnier
2011-08-31 15:56                                                                           ` display-buffer-alist simplifications Chong Yidong
2011-09-01  0:25                                                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-09-01  2:04                                                                               ` Chong Yidong
2011-09-01 15:35                                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-09-01 16:07                                                                                   ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-31 13:33                                                                         ` Drew Adams
2011-09-01  1:35                                                                           ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-08-09  4:41                                               ` John Yates
2011-08-08 18:43                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-09  0:47                                             ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-08-09 12:54                                             ` martin rudalics
2011-08-09 18:12                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10  7:09                                                 ` martin rudalics
2011-08-10 10:42                                                   ` Štěpán Němec
2011-08-10 12:50                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-10 14:26                                                     ` Drew Adams
2011-08-10  9:17                                               ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-10 13:11                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-08  9:49                                         ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-08 19:31                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2011-08-07 18:12                                     ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-02 18:01                             ` Juri Linkov
2011-08-03 16:22                               ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 18:57                           ` martin rudalics
2011-08-01 16:16                         ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-01 18:57                           ` martin rudalics
2011-08-02  2:36                             ` Chong Yidong
2011-08-03  6:39                             ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2011-07-23 19:42       ` Chong Yidong
2011-07-24 10:07         ` martin rudalics

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