GNU bug report logs - #32825
27.0.50; Deterministic window management

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>, 32825 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32825: 27.0.50; Deterministic window management
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 01:07:01 +0200

> So you mean that if Emacs can't fulfill a 'window-height' contract for
> a new window below the selected one, it shouldn't make a new one in
> the first place?  Then with an an alist entry called 'min-height' we
> could rewrite 'display-buffer-below-selected' as follows:

Another reason why this urgently needs to be fixed using
'display-buffer-below-selected' with 'window-height' is that
for example visiting a gpg file that fails to decrypt displays
the *Backtrace* buffer with (file-error "Opening input file" "Can't decrypt"
in another window that hides another essential buffer *Error*
(with explanation of the error raised while decrypting)
displayed in the same window.  But using 'display-buffer-below-selected'
both essential buffers will be displayed in separate windows.

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