GNU bug report logs - #10186
23.3; save-some-buffers not making review windows large enough

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Message #14 received at 10186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>
Cc: 10186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10186: 23.3;	save-some-buffers not making review windows
	large enough
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:56:01 +0100

>> The window has the size provided by `display-buffer'.  What are your
>> values of `split-height-threshold' and `split-width-threshold'?
>
> nil

This means that you get a two-windows frame and your window is still too
small?  In this case I would suggest popping up a frame instead.

> and 160, respectively.

>> Setting `enable-recursive-minibuffers' to a non-nil value should allow
>> to do that.
>
> I've always been leery of doing that, just because I figured it's
> disabled-by-default for a reason, but I will try it.  That said, doing
> something that's considered "unsafe for novices" shouldn't  be required
> in order to make something so basic as save-some-buffers work, should
> it?

Doesn't C-M-v work with the default `display-buffer' approach?

martin

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