From unknown Thu Sep 11 16:39:21 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist' Resent-From: Michael Heerdegen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:51:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 12848 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 12848@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Reply-To: michael_heerdegen@web.de Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.135250142532641 (code B ref -1); Fri, 09 Nov 2012 22:51:01 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Nov 2012 22:50:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58506 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxP6-0008UP-Ej for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:25 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52034) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxP4-0008UI-6z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:23 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOt-00084p-5b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:12 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_XBL autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:52494) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOt-00084j-2r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:11 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44742) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOr-0007P9-U9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:11 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOq-00083n-TN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:09 -0500 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.15.3]:63379) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOq-00082f-Jb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:08 -0500 Received: from drachen.dragon ([89.204.130.15]) by smtp.web.de (mrweb101) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0LxOQ2-1TI5HJ0p0k-016EJh for ; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:50:07 +0100 From: Michael Heerdegen Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:50:29 +0100 Message-ID: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:tgrBSS/RgahGXlgv9J4upy3dEQPYQsm/7BfS3MWWzl7 28GLlbq9kGCvSZgK5S8LJF8EcTkqBPki9WXUJU/xeyBil4av5m XuD9HmZprufPfgQNc4B7qWqOGJqSrscCmLiy4eKXAySCoT3M7O xCQv6IAYPeSjZGS/mxF8dKHl1P/y5WtbXBVCXJ9DYDO3RKigxa 4kXjGOpASTEWc5O7YAlGRfoXwraoSZOyMpSSudKsAc= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hello, `display-buffer-alist' entries are quite complex. OTOH, it's not uncommon that a typical user might need it. We should give an example entry, somewhere. Today, I thought: "I want that *Help* is always displayed in a new frame when it is not already displayed anywhere". It took some time to figure out what was needed: (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist '("\\`\\*Help\\*\\'" . ; make *Help* pop up in a new frame when not already displayed ((display-buffer-reuse-window display-buffer-pop-up-frame) . ((reusable-frames . t))))) I think something like that should be included as an example somewhere in the docs - maybe in the documentation of `display-buffer-alist' itself, maybe in the manual. Thanks, and regards, Michael. In GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.2) of 2012-11-01 on dex, modified by Debian (emacs-snapshot package, version 2:20121101-1) Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000 System Description: Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy) Configured using: `configure '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--host' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.2.50/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.2.50/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' '--without-compress-info' '--with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk3' '--with-imagemagick=yes' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-g -Wl,--as-needed -znocombreloc' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2'' From unknown Thu Sep 11 16:39:21 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist' Resent-From: "Drew Adams" Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:02:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12848 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: , <12848@debbugs.gnu.org> Received: via spool by 12848-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12848.13525020721169 (code B ref 12848); Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:02:01 +0000 Received: (at 12848) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Nov 2012 23:01:12 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58512 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxZX-0000In-IZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:01:12 -0500 Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:19990) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxZU-0000If-Cd for 12848@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:01:09 -0500 Received: from ucsinet22.oracle.com (ucsinet22.oracle.com [156.151.31.94]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.2.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.2.2) with ESMTP id qA9N0vb2021972 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 9 Nov 2012 23:00:58 GMT Received: from acsmt357.oracle.com (acsmt357.oracle.com [141.146.40.157]) by ucsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id qA9N0uuO003797 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 9 Nov 2012 23:00:56 GMT Received: from abhmt109.oracle.com (abhmt109.oracle.com [141.146.116.61]) by acsmt357.oracle.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id qA9N0u1P008351; Fri, 9 Nov 2012 17:00:56 -0600 Received: from dradamslap1 (/10.159.219.15) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:00:55 -0800 From: "Drew Adams" References: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 15:00:51 -0800 Message-ID: <0624F7D3F1C14DB09BD812CCF80917BD@us.oracle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> Thread-Index: Ac2+zK92nguzmAwKTHWrPs4OpjVRewAAQTfg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-Source-IP: ucsinet22.oracle.com [156.151.31.94] X-Spam-Score: 0.4 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.4 (/) > We should give an example entry, somewhere. +1 Or even more than one example, since you are now required to use this behemoth to do what was previously done using any of several simpler user options, not to mention that you can use it for much more than was possible before. From unknown Thu Sep 11 16:39:21 2025 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.428 (Entity 5.428) X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org From: help-debbugs@gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System) To: michael_heerdegen@web.de Subject: bug#12848: closed (Re: bug#12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist') Message-ID: References: <50A65C8E.3080004@gmx.at> <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> X-Gnu-PR-Message: they-closed 12848 X-Gnu-PR-Package: emacs Reply-To: 12848@debbugs.gnu.org Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:34:02 +0000 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----------=_1353080042-14138-1" This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1353080042-14138-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Your bug report #12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffe= r-alist' which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 12848@debbugs.gnu.org. --=20 12848: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=3D12848 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems ------------=_1353080042-14138-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at 12848-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Nov 2012 15:33:35 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48400 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZNvD-0003f6-4K for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:33:35 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:56964) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZNvB-0003ey-Bz for 12848-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:33:34 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 16 Nov 2012 15:32:36 -0000 Received: from 62-47-58-235.adsl.highway.telekom.at (EHLO [62.47.58.235]) [62.47.58.235] by mail.gmx.net (mp019) with SMTP; 16 Nov 2012 16:32:36 +0100 X-Authenticated: #14592706 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/kxCVYg0zkDPNiEY1pt9nsECCsJz+NZ8iUUH5tEk nTPJ0yKxjeO57u Message-ID: <50A65C8E.3080004@gmx.at> Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:32:30 +0100 From: martin rudalics MIME-Version: 1.0 To: 12848-done@debbugs.gnu.org Subject: Re: bug#12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist' References: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> In-Reply-To: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 12848-done Cc: michael_heerdegen@web.de X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) > `display-buffer-alist' entries are quite complex. OTOH, it's not > uncommon that a typical user might need it. We should give an example > entry, somewhere. > > Today, I thought: "I want that *Help* is always displayed in a new frame > when it is not already displayed anywhere". It took some > time to figure out what was needed: > > (add-to-list > 'display-buffer-alist > '("\\`\\*Help\\*\\'" . ; make *Help* pop up in a new frame when not already displayed > ((display-buffer-reuse-window display-buffer-pop-up-frame) . > ((reusable-frames . t))))) > > I think something like that should be included as an example somewhere > in the docs - maybe in the documentation of `display-buffer-alist' > itself, maybe in the manual. I tried to provide an example in revision 110885 on the Emacs-24 release branch. Please have a look. Thanks, martin ------------=_1353080042-14138-1 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 9 Nov 2012 22:50:25 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58506 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxP6-0008UP-Ej for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:25 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:52034) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxP4-0008UI-6z for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:23 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOt-00084p-5b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:12 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_XBL autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:52494) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOt-00084j-2r for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:11 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44742) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOr-0007P9-U9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:11 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOq-00083n-TN for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:09 -0500 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.15.3]:63379) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TWxOq-00082f-Jb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:50:08 -0500 Received: from drachen.dragon ([89.204.130.15]) by smtp.web.de (mrweb101) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0LxOQ2-1TI5HJ0p0k-016EJh for ; Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:50:07 +0100 From: Michael Heerdegen To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist' Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:50:29 +0100 Message-ID: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:tgrBSS/RgahGXlgv9J4upy3dEQPYQsm/7BfS3MWWzl7 28GLlbq9kGCvSZgK5S8LJF8EcTkqBPki9WXUJU/xeyBil4av5m XuD9HmZprufPfgQNc4B7qWqOGJqSrscCmLiy4eKXAySCoT3M7O xCQv6IAYPeSjZGS/mxF8dKHl1P/y5WtbXBVCXJ9DYDO3RKigxa 4kXjGOpASTEWc5O7YAlGRfoXwraoSZOyMpSSudKsAc= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: michael_heerdegen@web.de List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) Hello, `display-buffer-alist' entries are quite complex. OTOH, it's not uncommon that a typical user might need it. We should give an example entry, somewhere. Today, I thought: "I want that *Help* is always displayed in a new frame when it is not already displayed anywhere". It took some time to figure out what was needed: (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist '("\\`\\*Help\\*\\'" . ; make *Help* pop up in a new frame when not already displayed ((display-buffer-reuse-window display-buffer-pop-up-frame) . ((reusable-frames . t))))) I think something like that should be included as an example somewhere in the docs - maybe in the documentation of `display-buffer-alist' itself, maybe in the manual. Thanks, and regards, Michael. In GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.2) of 2012-11-01 on dex, modified by Debian (emacs-snapshot package, version 2:20121101-1) Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10707000 System Description: Debian GNU/Linux testing (wheezy) Configured using: `configure '--build' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--host' 'x86_64-linux-gnu' '--prefix=/usr' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/lib' '--localstatedir=/var' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--with-pop=yes' '--enable-locallisppath=/etc/emacs-snapshot:/etc/emacs:/usr/local/share/emacs/24.2.50/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/24.2.50/site-lisp:/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp' '--without-compress-info' '--with-crt-dir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/' '--with-x=yes' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk3' '--with-imagemagick=yes' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DDEBIAN -DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=5000 -g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-g -Wl,--as-needed -znocombreloc' 'CPPFLAGS=-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2'' ------------=_1353080042-14138-1-- From unknown Thu Sep 11 16:39:21 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist' Resent-From: Michael Heerdegen Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:56:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12848 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: 12848@debbugs.gnu.org X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.13532001526182 (code B ref -1); Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:56:02 +0000 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Nov 2012 00:55:52 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51616 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZtAt-0001be-So for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:55:52 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51434) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TZtAr-0001bX-92 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:55:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TZt9v-0007Eg-5M for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:54:54 -0500 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:41412) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TZt9v-0007Ea-25 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:54:51 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60380) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TZt9r-0004l7-W7 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:54:51 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TZt9o-0007Cw-U6 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:54:47 -0500 Received: from mout.web.de ([212.227.15.4]:52468) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TZt9o-0007Cq-KB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 17 Nov 2012 19:54:44 -0500 Received: from drachen.dragon ([82.113.121.80]) by smtp.web.de (mrweb103) with ESMTPA (Nemesis) id 0MYeys-1Tnemu1SCY-00VMlg; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:54:42 +0100 From: Michael Heerdegen References: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> <50A65C8E.3080004@gmx.at> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 01:55:20 +0100 In-Reply-To: <50A65C8E.3080004@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:32:30 +0100") Message-ID: <87d2zbu3uv.fsf@web.de> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.2.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:mb/Gv/50KIL9KFITOXuhPjhMhv3O+0P7Em/i0wQsfV7 rG2RtGmqarBNklhIU/ZEAaFF2RJMxfhO94a78qTDaY+pwl5Hj2 ZitCD3SNFMNcmTGy0k/cERSeTdxH3a8lvCKwjpYY9v0LtfNkeI sdEOA9OKhZq10Hgw1f9p/FwzgBm2JFr50C2Vz22fSTrsKgvspi vHueTAwWLUDDnCZsxZZ/C9TfQLKFIiefba2zYM9IQc= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) martin rudalics writes: > I tried to provide an example in revision 110885 on the > Emacs-24 release branch. Please have a look. Thanks. I think your example is good and covers everything necessary. It's also consistent with the code. Very good. Only one part is a bit unclear to me, namely the last sentence of this paragraph: | (display-buffer | (get-buffer-create "*foo*") | '((display-buffer-reuse-window | display-buffer-pop-up-window | display-buffer-pop-up-frame) | (reusable-frames . 0) | (window-height . 10) (window-width . 40))) | | Evaluating the form above will cause `display-buffer' to proceed as | follows: If `*foo*' already appears on a visible or iconified frame, it | will reuse its window. Otherwise, it will try to pop up a new window | or, if that is impossible, a new frame. If all these steps fail, it | will try to use some existing window. In this case, the behavior depends on `display-buffer-base-action' and `display-buffer-fallback-action', right? Maybe we should mention that, to make "try to use some existing window" a bit more specific. Many thanks, Michael. From unknown Thu Sep 11 16:39:21 2025 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Subject: bug#12848: 24.2.50; Doc: give an example for a typical entry of `display-buffer-alist' Resent-From: martin rudalics Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:38:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12848 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: To: Michael Heerdegen Cc: 12848@debbugs.gnu.org Received: via spool by 12848-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12848.13532386661493 (code B ref 12848); Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:38:01 +0000 Received: (at 12848) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Nov 2012 11:37:46 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52274 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Ta3C6-0000O1-72 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:37:46 -0500 Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:56545) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1Ta3C3-0000Ns-Eg for 12848@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:37:44 -0500 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 18 Nov 2012 11:36:44 -0000 Received: from 62-47-48-54.adsl.highway.telekom.at (EHLO [62.47.48.54]) [62.47.48.54] by mail.gmx.net (mp033) with SMTP; 18 Nov 2012 12:36:44 +0100 X-Authenticated: #14592706 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+NrsY6m5WNbkAeq7Y0dV/rF7i2z6w3ZETmNlIs/B ZOmVs3EoKXklyl Message-ID: <50A8C842.9020204@gmx.at> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:36:34 +0100 From: martin rudalics MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <87wqxuxufe.fsf@web.de> <50A65C8E.3080004@gmx.at> <87d2zbu3uv.fsf@web.de> In-Reply-To: <87d2zbu3uv.fsf@web.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) > In this case, the behavior depends on `display-buffer-base-action' and > `display-buffer-fallback-action', right? Maybe we should mention that, > to make "try to use some existing window" a bit more specific. I fixed the documentation in that sense. Thanks, martin