bug#47236: 28.0.50; ebdb-mua-pop-up bad interaction with gnus window configurations

[Robert Pluim]

Hi Eric,

This is with ebdb 0.6.22.

I set up gnus to have a window configuration that shows the *Group*,
*Summary*, *Article* windows simultaneously:

(gnus-add-configuration
 '(article
   (horizontal 1.0
               (vertical 50 (group 1.0))
               (vertical 1.0
                         (summary 0.3 point)
                         (article 1.0)))))
(gnus-add-configuration
 '(summary
   (horizontal 1.0
               (vertical 50 (group 1.0))
               (vertical 1.0 (summary 1.0 point)))))

And also to pop up a new frame whenever I write a message:

(dolist (key '(message edit-article post reply forward reply-yank bug))
  (gnus-add-configuration
   `(,key
     (frame 1.0
            (if (not (buffer-live-p gnus-summary-buffer))
                (car (cdr (assoc 'group gnus-buffer-configuration)))
              (car (cdr (assoc 'summary gnus-buffer-configuration))))
            (vertical ((user-position . t) (top . 1) (left . 1)
                       (name . ,(symbol-name key)))
                      (message 1.0 point))))))

Unfortunately, when ebdb-mua-pop-up is t, two things happen:

1. When I enter a group from the *Group* buffer, I end up with only
the *Summary* and *Article* buffer.

2. When I reply to a message, I donʼt get a new frame popping up.

Setting ebdb-mua-pop-up to nil fixes both those, but then I donʼt have
an ebdb window.

Thanks

Robert

In GNU Emacs 28.0.50 (build 29, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.24, 
cairo version 1.16.0)
 of 2021-03-12 built on rltb
Repository revision: 14b54cea1756f4d66c7376c55cf4aa88e8c3c0c3
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12010000
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux bullseye/sid

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Robert
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