Re: [h-e-w] compilation windows

[Harald . Maier . BW]

"Peter Ashford" <address@hidden> writes:

> When I edit code using emacs, I usually have two frames open at once.  I
> may end up compiling from either frame, but each time I compile I get a
> new compilation buffer showing in the frame I compoled from even if I
> already have the compilation buffer view showing in the other frame.  Is
> there any way I can tell emacs to use the existing compilation buffer
> view for output rather than creating a new view?

I am using this snippet here. It's not the same but it opens a special
compilation frame.

,----
| ;; An entry to special-display-buffer-names needs an additional
| ;; height otherwise the buffer is not displayed in a separate frame.
| (setq special-display-buffer-names 
|       '(
|       ("*leo*" 
|        (height . 20)
|        (top . 0)
|        (left . 0))
|       ("*compilation*" 
|        (height . 20)
|        (top  . 600)
|        (left . 100))
|       ("*vc-diff*"     
|        (height . 40)
|        (top  . 0)
|        (left . 0))
|       ))
`----