GNU bug report logs - #3142
23.0.92; split-window-prefered-function should be able to use split-window-horizontally/split-window-vertically

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jared Finder <jfinder <at> crypticstudios.com>

Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:45:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #27 received at 3142 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: 3142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Jared Finder <jfinder <at> crypticstudios.com>
Subject: Re: bug#3142: 23.0.92; split-window-prefered-function should be able to use split-window-horizontally/split-window-vertically
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:29:14 -0400

> I remember we once considered creating a default function with
> "intelligently splitting" logic (IOW, moving the `else' part of `if'
> in `window--try-to-split-window' to a separate function)
> and setting the default value of `split-window-preferred-function'
> to the name of this function.

Indeed.  IMO, `foo-function' should not accept nil as value and
should be unconditionally called.


        Stefan
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