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

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 3142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "'Juri Linkov'" <juri <at> jurta.org>,
        "'Jared Finder'" <jfinder <at> crypticstudios.com>
Subject: Re: bug#3142: 23.0.92;split-window-prefered-function should be able
 to usesplit-window-horizontally/split-window-vertically
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:05:25 +0200

> But if you have a choice between defining foo to be unary or nullary, consider
> defining it with &optional: (defun foo (&optional window)...)
>
> That allows use of foo as an object method for windows. That is, given a window,
> `foo' is one of the functions that can be applied to it. If defined as nullary,
> this is not possible.

Yes.  But I don't want to burden customizers with the problem in the
first place.  For example, Jared wants to use `split-window-vertically'
as value for this variable and that function has an optional SIZE
argument but no WINDOW argument.

martin
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