Re: buffer layout when composing

[Francis Moreau <francis.moro@gmail.com>]

Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org> writes:

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

As I wrote earlier, I already set if this variable to nil.

> That should make the ERC window survive composing new mail (at least
> in theory).

Well it doesn't for me unfortunately.

Thanks
-- 
Francis