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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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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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: Jared Finder <jfinder <at> crypticstudios.com>, 3142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#3142: 23.0.92; split-window-prefered-function should be able to use split-window-horizontally/split-window-vertically
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:59:52 +0300

> Remains the question whether `split-window-preferred-function' should
> always operate on the selected window or have a window argument.  AFAICT
> nothing speaks for the window argument but the fact that people may have
> customized this already.  Omitting the window argument would allow users
> to put `split-window-vertically' directly as value of
> `split-window-preferred-function' without having to delve any deeper.

How about adding two wrapper functions?

  (split-window-preferred-vertically &optional window)
  that calls split-window-vertically

  (split-window-preferred-horizontally &optional window)
  that calls split-window-horizontally

-- 
Juri Linkov
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/
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