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bug#8936: 24.0.50; Incompatible change in the meaning of "other window"
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Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#8936: 24.0.50; Incompatible change in the meaning of "other window" |
Date: |
Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:54:19 -0400 |
> Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:29:14 +0200
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
> Cc: 8936@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> If Emacs can't split a window I currently make a new frame because the
> doc-string of `switch-to-buffer-other-window' explicitly says that "The
> selected window will be used only if there is no other choice" and
> making a new frame _is_ another choice. If people think that reusing
> the selected window is a better choice I can easily do that.
What could possibly prevent Emacs from splitting the current window in
two? Only dimensions, or are there other reasons?