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Re[2]: idea -> internal frames?
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Eric M. Ludlam |
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Re[2]: idea -> internal frames? |
Date: |
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 11:13:13 -0400 |
>>> address@hidden (Kevin A. Burton) seems to think that:
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>Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
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>> On 24 Oct 2001, Kevin A. Burton wrote:
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>> > Wouldn't it make sense to support the concept of an "internal frame".
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>> Why is this better than the multiple frames Emacs has now?
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>Because they are hard to track and maintain.
>
>A good example is the speedbar. I like the speedbar in Emacs 21... the only
>problem is that it gets lost in my other X applications (mozilla, xterms, etc).
>
>If I could keep it within my current maximized Emacs frame this would allow me
>get work done and keep the speedbar close at hand.
[ ... ]
If you bind `speedbar-get-focus' to a key, you can always get to
speedbar's frame from wherever it's hiding on your desktop.
There was some discussion a while ago between Gerd, RMS, and myself
about being able to mark a window `special', meaning it would be
ignored by things like 'delete-other-windows', but it was postponed.
Eric
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- Re: idea -> internal frames?, (continued)
- Re[2]: idea -> internal frames?, Eric M. Ludlam, 2001/10/29
- Re: idea -> internal frames?, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/10/30
- Re: idea -> internal frames?, Kevin A. Burton, 2001/10/29
- Re: idea -> internal frames?, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/30
- Re: idea -> internal frames?, Kevin A. Burton, 2001/10/30
- Re: idea -> internal frames?, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/31
- Re[2]: idea -> internal frames?,
Eric M. Ludlam <=
- Re: Re[2]: idea -> internal frames?, Kevin A. Burton, 2001/10/24
- Re[4]: idea -> internal frames?, Eric M. Ludlam, 2001/10/24
- Re: idea -> internal frames?, Richard Stallman, 2001/10/28
Re: idea -> internal frames?, Kai Großjohann, 2001/10/24
Re: idea -> internal frames?, Per Abrahamsen, 2001/10/25