Re: buffer layout when composing

[Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>]

Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com> writes:

Hi Francis,

> For example, let say I have this current setting:
>
>           +---------+---------+
>           | Summary |         |
>           +---------+         |
>           |         |   ERC   |
>           | Article |         |
>           |         |         |
>           +---------+---------+
>
> When composing a new email, I want it to become:
>
>           +---------+---------+
>           | Summary |         |
>           +---------+         |
>           |         |   ERC   |
>           | Compose |         |
>           |         |         |
>           +---------+---------+
>
> And with my setting, I get this
>
>           +-------------------+
>           |     Summary       |
>           +-------------------+
>           |                   |
>           |     Compose       |
>           |                   |
>           +-------------------+
>
> In general, I find Gnus always using the full window for server,
> compose... buffers which I find annoying.

Ah, your central point is that Gnus shouldn't use the full frame and
destroy your window config, right?

,----[ C-h v gnus-use-full-window RET ]
| gnus-use-full-window is a variable defined in `gnus-win.el'.
| Its value is t
| 
| Documentation:
| *If non-nil, use the entire Emacs screen.
| 
| You can customize this variable.
`----

You might want to set that to nil.  That should make the ERC window
survive composing new mail (at least in theory).

Bye,
Tassilo
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