From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.general/76693 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tassilo Horn Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.general Subject: Re: buffer layout when composing Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:15 +0100 Message-ID: <87sjvrvupc.fsf@member.fsf.org> References: <87ei7bviss.fsf@gnus.org> <84oc6fwlay.fsf@davestoy.home> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1297675234 1925 80.91.229.12 (14 Feb 2011 09:20:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:20:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ding@gnus.org To: david.goldberg6@verizon.net (Dave Goldberg) Original-X-From: ding-owner+M25036@lists.math.uh.edu Mon Feb 14 10:20:30 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: ding-account@gmane.org Original-Received: from util0.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.18]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Poubd-0005Cs-N0 for ding-account@gmane.org; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.math.uh.edu) by util0.math.uh.edu with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Pouba-0007zD-86; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:20:26 -0600 Original-Received: from mx1.math.uh.edu ([129.7.128.32]) by util0.math.uh.edu with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1PoubY-0007yp-Kr for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:20:24 -0600 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.231.51]) by mx1.math.uh.edu with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PoubX-00052L-GL for ding@lists.math.uh.edu; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:20:24 -0600 Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([141.26.64.15]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1PoubW-0006KU-14 for ding@gnus.org; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:22 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9AF2B7814FE6; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:18 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from deliver.uni-koblenz.de ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (deliver.uni-koblenz.de [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 28000-02; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:16 +0100 (CET) X-CHKRCPT: Envelopesender noch tassilo@member.fsf.org Original-Received: from thinkpad (tsdh.uni-koblenz.de [141.26.67.142]) by deliver.uni-koblenz.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id E371E7814FFA; Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:20:15 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: (Francis Moreau's message of "Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:26:58 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at uni-koblenz.de X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) List-ID: Precedence: bulk Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.general:76693 Archived-At: Francis Moreau 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 -- Sent from my Emacs