GNU bug report logs - #10999
delete-other-windows should say why nothing happens sometimes

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:56:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 27.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 10999 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#10999: delete-other-windows should say why nothing happens sometimes
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 16:36:26 -0700

jidanni <at> jidanni.org writes:

> C-x 1 runs the command delete-other-windows
>
> If not by default, then there should be some option settable to make it say
> "There are no other windows, HOLMES",
> if that indeed is the case.
>
> Otherwise the user scratches his/her head wondering why nothing happens.

I've now done this on the trunk.

> Same with
>
> C-x o runs the command other-window.
>
> You might think it is OK for nothing to happen.

And this, too.

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