GNU bug report logs - #6385
A slightly less aggressive fit-window-to-buffer

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Message #35 received at 6385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: "'martin rudalics'" <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 6385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 'Lennart Borgman' <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
Subject: RE: bug#6385: A slightly less aggressive fit-window-to-buffer
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:39:26 -0700

>  > Is there a simple way to prevent deletion of other windows 
>  > when using `fit-window-to-buffer'? So far, I've just been
>  > let-binding `min-window-height' to 1 around the call.
>  > Other suggestions welcome.
> 
> I don't know of a simple way to prevent deletion of windows when using
> `enlarge-window'.  The problems with `fit-window-to-buffer' are just a
> special case of that.

There doesn't seem to be a problem before Emacs 23. Maybe there is a problem,
theoretically, but I haven't encountered one. What about returning to the pre-23
code?

What are your thoughts about let-binding `min-window-height'? What are the cases
where that won't fix the problem?

Thx.

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