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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>

Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 19:09:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 23.3

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #62 received at 10186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: Dave Abrahams <dave <at> boostpro.com>, martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>,
 10186 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#10186: 23.3; save-some-buffers not making review windows
 large enough
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:55:04 +0200

Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org> writes:

> This is a more general problem for many users.  It was discussed
> in bug#10040 (also mentioned in bug#3419).  I think there should a rule
> for display-buffer to skip small windows.

Martin then posted a function to make small windows softly dedicated,
which fixes the problem.

This was ten years ago, though -- has Emacs in the meantime grown a
simpler way to avoid having very small windows chosen for display?
Because I think that would be very useful.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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