From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#3366: 23.0.94; doc of split-window-preferred-function, display-buffer, etc. Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:27:00 -0400 Message-ID: References: <7BFD115BD21E4677AAB801DA5EBBFED1@us.oracle.com> <4A1A42F9.7050500@gmx.at> <779632281BA742BFB5A1470D08B17538@us.oracle.com> Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 3366@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1243291784 21456 80.91.229.12 (25 May 2009 22:49:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 22:49:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 3366@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com To: Drew Adams Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 26 00:49:37 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1M8iz9-0007lS-28 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 26 May 2009 00:49:35 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:49463 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M8iz8-0007Jb-Lh for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 25 May 2009 18:49:34 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M8iyu-0007Fl-I5 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 25 May 2009 18:49:20 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M8iyp-0007F3-Fr for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 25 May 2009 18:49:19 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56920 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M8iyp-0007Er-92 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 25 May 2009 18:49:15 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:59840) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M8iyo-0002Pc-HH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 25 May 2009 18:49:14 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n4PMnBQl026166; Mon, 25 May 2009 15:49:12 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n4PMZ6gb023908; Mon, 25 May 2009 15:35:06 -0700 X-Loop: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 22:35:06 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: owner@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 3366 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 3366-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B3366.124329066923435 (code B ref 3366); Mon, 25 May 2009 22:35:06 +0000 Original-Received: (at 3366) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 25 May 2009 22:31:09 +0000 X-Spam-Bayes: score:0.5 Bayes not run. spammytokens:Tokens not available. hammytokens:Tokens not available. Original-Received: from harpie.CC.UMontreal.CA (harpie.cc.umontreal.ca [132.204.2.134]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.14.3/8.14.3/Debian-5) with ESMTP id n4PMV4iB023423 for <3366@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Mon, 25 May 2009 15:31:06 -0700 Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by chene.dit.umontreal.ca (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id n4PFR0Nd026920; Mon, 25 May 2009 11:27:00 -0400 Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 797763A07A; Mon, 25 May 2009 11:27:00 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <779632281BA742BFB5A1470D08B17538@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Mon, 25 May 2009 01:42:40 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.93 (gnu/linux) X-NAI-Spam-Score: 0 X-NAI-Spam-Rules: 1 Rules triggered RV3281=0 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 18:49:19 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:28164 Archived-At: > No, I'm talking about code, not a broad user preference setting. Code that > wants, for example, to work with various releases. We're talking about `display-buffer', which is a function that provides no guarantee about where the window gets displayed, so code that uses it should be prepared for surprises. If you argue that code should have more control over it, I agree. I suggested changing the `not-this-window' argument so it can have a description of the recommended window to use (not a specific window, but something that could specify whether it should be on the same-frame or not, in an adjacent window or not, in a preferably tall/wide window, in a window close to the minibuffer, ...). Stefan