GNU bug report logs - #37079
26.2.90 feature request; bury-frame command for desktop-wm

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: VanL <van <at> scratch.space>, 37079 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#37079: 26.2.90 feature request; bury-frame command for desktop-wm
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:24:16 -0400

martin rudalics wrote:

> Whatever 'bury-buffer' does, it's effect can be fully controlled by
> Emacs itself.  'lower-frame' has Emacs ask the window manager to put
> the window of an Emacs frame at the bottom of the z-order of visible
> windows.  Thereafter, the effect of this operation is completely with
> the window manager and Emacs has no control over it.

I expect any decent window manager to offer a (customizable) key binding
for this operation. Eg with XFCE I have it bound to window-key + down-arrow.
This works for all applications; so I don't see a need for an
Emacs-specific key-binding.

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