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23.0.60; 1) resize-mini-windows: customizable, 2) if grow mini, grow Completions

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 1291 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, nuxdoors <at> cegetel.net
Subject: bug#1291: 23.0.60;	1) resize-mini-windows: customizable, 2) if grow mini, grow	Completions
Date: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:14:55 +0100

> Previously (2008-10-09 build), the *Completions* buffer showed all of the
> candidates through `s==>Subdir', e.g. when I try it in a Dired buffer. It only
> left out one line, with the candidate `h==>Help'. Now, *Completions* leaves out
> all of these candidates:

I'm afraid we won't get this very right ever.  But you could try the
below version of `Electric-pop-up-window'.

martin

(defun Electric-pop-up-window (buffer &optional max-height)
  (let* ((win (or (get-buffer-window buffer) (selected-window)))
	 (buf (get-buffer buffer))
	 (one-window (one-window-p t))
	 (pop-up-windows t)
	 (pop-up-frames nil))
    (if (not buf)
	(error "Buffer %s does not exist" buffer)
      (cond ((and (eq (window-buffer win) buf))
	     (select-window win))
	    (one-window
	     (pop-to-buffer buffer)
	     (setq win (selected-window)))
	    (t
	     (switch-to-buffer buf)))
      ;; Don't shrink the window, but expand it if necessary.
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (unless (<= (point-max) (window-end win t))
	(fit-window-to-buffer win max-height))
      win)))

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