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Re: Frame for opening rgrep links?


From: Nikolaus Rath
Subject: Re: Frame for opening rgrep links?
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 15:30:17 -0800
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On 11/09/2014 02:44 PM, Drew Adams wrote:
>> I typically use Emacs with two frames, one "regular" frame and one
>> opened by ecb.
>>
>> Until a little while ago, running M-x rgrep in the ecb frame and
>> clicking on one of the matches in the *grep* buffer opened the file
>> in the same (ecb) frame.
>>
>> Recently, however, emacs has started to open the file in a different
>> frame, i.e. the ecb frame keeps showing the *grep* buffer.
>>
>> I am a bit lost as to what may have caused this, or how I can change
>> it back.
> 
> Sounds like the window for buffer *grep* is a dedicated window.
> 
> Check your values of options `special-display-buffer-names' and
> `special-display-regexps'.

special-display-buffer-names is a variable defined in `window.el'.
Its value is nil

special-display-regexps is a variable defined in `window.el'.
Its value is nil

> Or if you use only option `display-buffer-alist' then check its
> value - see the doc for an explanation of this complicated option.
> See also the doc of `display-buffer', which you'll need to understand
> the doc of `display-buffer-alist' .  Look for an entry that
> corresponds by name or regexp etc. to `*grep*' or `*compile*'.

I don't seem to have a "display-buffer-alist" option (Emacs 23.4.1).


Anything I could look at?


Thanks!
-Nikolaus

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