Re: trunk r116526: Document some frame and window changes in NEWS.

[Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>]

Hi Martin,

Why did you mark all these NEWS entries with ---?
It is not obvious to me that no doc changes are needed.

Eg on a specific level, funtions like window-total-size are documented
in the manual, and take different arguments now.

And on a general level, why should the manuals make no mention
whatsoever of "dividers", pixelwise resizing, etc?


Martin Rudalics wrote:
> 
> --- a/etc/NEWS	2014-02-21 20:24:02 +0000
> +++ b/etc/NEWS	2014-02-22 17:57:57 +0000
> @@ -194,15 +194,67 @@
>  These are normal hooks run when an Emacs frame gains or loses input focus.
>  
>  ---
> -*** Emacs can now draw dividers between adjacent windows.
> -To put dividers between side-by-side/vertically stacked windows
> -customize the frame parameter `right-divider-width'/`bottom-divider-width'
> -to some positive integer.  You can drag dividers with the mouse
> -(they show a corresponding cursor when the mouse hovers over them).
> -You can change the appearance of dividers by customizing the faces
> -`window-divider', `window-divider-first-pixel', and
> -`window-divider-last-pixel'.  The last two are useful to provide a 3D
> -effect, or to better distinguish dividers from surrounding display objects.
> +*** Emacs can now change frame sizes pixelwise.
> +When maximizing a frame or making it fullscreen, remaining extra pixels
> +are no more given to the minibuffer, the rightmost fringe, or other
> +unusable space, but are distributed among the text areas of the frame's
> +windows.  The new option `frame-resize-pixelwise', when non-nil, makes
> +all frame size changes happen pixelwise and sets the corresponding size
> +hints for the window manager.
> +
> +---
> +*** Emacs can now change window sizes pixelwise.
> +Mouse-dragging a modeline or window divider now changes the size of
> +adjacent windows pixelwise.  The new option `window-resize-pixelwise',
> +when non-nil, automatically makes functions like `balance-windows-area'
> +or `fit-window-to-buffer' resize windows pixelwise.  Most functions for
> +resizing or accessing sizes of windows now have an additional argument
> +which allows to apply changes or return values in pixels instead of
> +lines/columns.
> +
> +---
> +*** Emacs can now draw dividers between adjacent windows.  To put
> +dividers between side-by-side/vertically stacked windows customize the
> +frame parameters `right-divider-width' and `bottom-divider-width' to
> +some positive integer.  You can drag dividers with the mouse (they show
> +a corresponding cursor when the mouse hovers over them).  You can change
> +the appearance of dividers by customizing the faces `window-divider',
> +`window-divider-first-pixel', and `window-divider-last-pixel'.  The last
> +two are useful to provide a 3D effect, or to better distinguish dividers
> +from surrounding display objects.
> +
> +---
> +*** New functions are provided to return the pixel sizes of window
> +components, namely `window-scroll-bar-width', `window-mode-line-height'
> +`window-header-line-height', `window-right-divider-width' and
> +`window-bottom-divider-width'.
> +
> +---
> +*** The new function `window-text-pixel-size' returns the size of the
> +text of a window's buffer in pixels.  This allows functions like
> +`fit-frame-to-buffer' and `fit-window-to-buffer' to accurately fit a
> +window to its buffer as it will be displayed.
> +
> +---
> +*** `fit-window-to-buffer' can now resize windows horizontally.
> +This behavior is controlled by the new option
> +`fit-window-to-buffer-horizontally'.
> +
> +---
> +*** `fit-frame-to-buffer' can now fit frames in both directions.
> +This behavior is controlled by the option `fit-frame-to-buffer' which
> +tells in which direction(s) the frame shall be fit.  The new options
> +`fit-frame-to-buffer-margins' and `fit-frame-to-buffer-sizes' allow to
> +control the size of the frame and its position on screen.
> +
> +---
> +*** Temp Buffer Resize Mode can now adjust height and width of windows
> +and frames.  `temp-buffer-resize-mode' is now able to adjust the height
> +and the width of a window displaying a temporary buffer.  The new option
> +`temp-buffer-max-width' allows to control the width of temporary buffer
> +windows.  Moreover, if the new option `fit-frame-to-buffer' is non-nil
> +and the buffer appears in the root window of a frame, Temp Buffer Resize
> +Mode will try to adjust width and/or height of the frame.
>  
>  ---
>  *** `split-window' is now a non-interactive function, not a command.
> @@ -210,12 +262,30 @@
>  and as such superfluous.  After being reimplemented in Lisp, its
>  interactive form was mistakenly retained.
>  
> +---
> +*** The functions `window-size' and `window-total-size' now have an
> +optional argument to return a rounded size value.
> +
> +---
> +*** `window-state-put' now allows to put a window state into internal
> +windows too.
> +
>  +++
>  *** New option `scroll-bar-adjust-thumb-portion'.
>  Available only on X, this option allows to control over-scrolling
>  using the scroll bar (i.e. dragging the thumb down even when the end
>  of the buffer is visible).
>  
> +---
> +*** New basic action function `display-buffer-in-previous-window' has
> +`display-buffer' display a buffer in a window previously showing that
> +buffer.
> +
> +---
> +*** New basic action function `display-buffer-at-bottom' has
> +`display-buffer' choose or make a window at the bottom of the selected
> +frame.
> +
>  ** Lisp evaluation changes
>  +++
>  *** `eval-defun' on an already defined defcustom calls the :set function,