GNU bug report logs - #17554
24.3.91; [Regression] re-usage of dired *Marked Files* buffer window

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Message #32 received at 17554 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 17554 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Roland Winkler <winkler <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#17554: 24.3.91;
 [Regression] re-usage of dired *Marked Files* buffer window
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 00:54:54 +0300

>> Which is much better indeed.  You can customize `split-height-threshold'
>> to get three windows again - the *Completions* buffer then appears at the
>> bottom when the question is asked.  But the default would really look
>> better with three windows.  Juri - any ideas?
>
> But it seems this problem is not specific to Dired.  Creating manually
> a window configuration with a small window at the bottom (`C-x 2' and then
> `C-x ^' several times), typing `C-x d TAB TAB' displays *Completions*
> in the small window.

A good placement of the *Completions* buffer can be achieved by using:

(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist '("\\*Completions\\*" display-buffer-at-bottom (nil)))

It works in Dired as well with different window configurations.

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