Re: switching to summary view takes over window

[gabe anzelini <usenet@c0s.org>]

David Hanak <dhanakDONT@isisSEND.vanderbiltME.eduSPAM> writes:

> On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, gabe anzelini wrote:
> 
> > I like to have multiple frames open (for editing and stuff) but whenever I
> > move around in gnus, especially when i move to summary, it takes over the
> > window. Can someone point me to where I can see where to get around this?
> > Thanks...
> 
> Huh, either I don't really understand what the problem is, or you happen to
> use the words "window" and "frame" in an unfortunate way.  Please ignore
> this if you are aware of the following: in Emacs, the term "frame" is used
> to refer to the application window having a menu bar, minibuffer, etc.,
> decorated by the window manager.  You can have multiple frames in Emacs.
> "window", on the other hand, is the area within a frame which displays a
> (part of a) buffer.  Again, you can have multiple windows within a single
> frame, each having a separate modeline and scrollbar.  See
> (info "(emacs)Frames").
> 
> In this sense, "taking over the whole window" is quite alright.  Having
> multiple frames is an entirely independent issue, and Gnus shouldn't (and I
> think, hope it doesn't) interfere with other frames.  If you mean that Gnus
> likes to use the entire frame for itself, then yes, that is correct.  But
> you can always have a separate frame for Gnus.
> 
> But correct me if I'm wrong.
> 
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i got them backwards... i have one frame with multiple windows inside it... gnus seems to take over the whole frame reducing my number of frames to 1 or 2 (1 for summary and 2 for preview)... either way the window with the buffer of my script got pushed back and i have to split the window again and reswitch to it... doesnt seem to me that gnus should take over a frame, rather just work within the context of its current window... let me know if i am way off here or if i just overlooked this in the docs... thanks