GNU bug report logs - #39822
27.0.90; Cannot set *Completions* buffer height using display-buffer-alist

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Davor Rotim <drot <at> firemail.cc>, 39822 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39822: 27.0.90; Cannot set *Completions* buffer height using display-buffer-alist
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2020 15:40:41 +0100

>> You mean 'minibuffer-completion-help' should call 'display-buffer'
>> directly and do the rest of the setup manually?
>
> Yes, and all other commands that currently use
> with-displayed-buffer-window should get along without it.

OK with me.

>>> So it would be easier to override
>>> the default alist values such as 'window-height'.
>>
>> Is there such a default value?  Who would provide it?
>
> Since users should be able to override it by e.g.
>
> (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
>               '("\\*Completions\\*"
>                 (window-height . 5)
>                 ...
>
> a default value should have a lower priority, i.e.
> in the call of 'display-buffer' in 'minibuffer-completion-help'.

So you mean the default value is the value supplied by
'display-buffer-alist'.

martin

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