Re: [O] [feature request] org-capture-window-setup to stop capture window taking up whole frame

[Subhan Michael Tindall]

Quickie patch, maybe I'll work it up as per comments later & submit but this 
will fix things for you (no guarantees, not widely tested)
Modify:
,org-cpature.el
In org-capture-fill-template
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    (save-window-excursion
          ;; simplistic modification to avoid the capture-fill-template from
          ;; taking over the whole frame.  It just moves to next window in 
cycling
          ;; order and uses that
          ;; proper patch would want configuration variable, more intelligent 
window choice,
          ;; and option to pop up new frame and destroy after 
capture-flll-template 
          ;; (or use with template as well?
      ;; (delete-other-windows)  don't delete other windows SMT 2015-06-17
          (other-window 1)  ;;stupid version, just go to next window in cycling 
order
      (org-pop-to-buffer-same-window (get-buffer-create "*Capture*"))
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden
> [mailto:address@hidden On
> Behalf Of Eric S Fraga
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:25 AM
> To: Kaushal
> Cc: address@hidden; Charles Millar
> Subject: Re: [O] [feature request] org-capture-window-setup to stop
> capture window taking up whole frame
> 
> On Monday,  8 Jun 2015 at 16:46, Kaushal wrote:
> > `org-capture` does not take up the full frame for me by default; I
> > just tried that in an emacs -Q session.
> 
> Okay, I have finally found some time to get back to this (been marking exam
> scripts, for my sins... ;-).
> 
> If the capture template prompts for information, the whole frame is cleared
> and only the bare capture buffer is shown in the frame while the prompts
> are processed.  This is my main problem: I often want to include some
> information from the existing buffers in my org capture and all the
> information is hidden just when I want it.
> 
> Once the prompts have been answered, the windows shown in the frame
> change with the original window present as well as the capture window.  This
> is too late.
> 
> All of the above confirmed with emacs -Q.
> 
> The question, I guess, is why does org-capture need to take over the whole
> frame while processing the prompts in the capture template?  If it needs to
> display the capture buffer while handling the prompts, why not display it as 
> it
> will once the prompts have been processed?
> 
> Thanks,
> eric
> --
> : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 24.4.1, Org release_8.3beta-1216-gb856f6


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