From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: opening an agenda buffer Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 20:08:39 +0200 Message-ID: <17c0399ca5d37143943b3a7c81e11416@science.uva.nl> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GRusl-0007fU-R6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:08:43 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1GRusk-0007f6-1q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:08:43 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GRusj-0007f3-Tb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:08:41 -0400 Received: from [194.134.35.175] (helo=smtp04.wanadoo.nl) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GRuxC-0000jF-Dg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:13:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Eddward DeVilla Cc: emacs-orgmode On Sep 25, 2006, at 18:59, Eddward DeVilla wrote: > Hi, > > I've started to play with the agenda buffer and right up front > I've hit a bit of a problem. I tend to open really big emacs frames > (aka, a big window) and then open up several windows (aka. buffers) in > the frame. When I open the agenda buffer, I lose all of my windows > and get two windows stacked one above the other with the agenda buffer > in the bottom. Is there a way to just open an agenda buffer in the > current window and is there a reason why that would be bad? The first reason why it is the way it is: I like it, and nobody had (so far...) complained :-) The second reason: There are, in fact, too many possibilities, including opening an extra, dedicated frame etc. Doing this gets messy, and I am dreading the box of pandora behind supporting all these possibilities. Another reason: When working from the agenda, org-mode often displays something in the "other window", usually the original location of an item in the agenda. How should org-mode know which "other window" to chose for displaying something, if it is not allowed to take over the frame? It is hard to do this in a way that suits everyone. Anyway, now that somebody did complain, I will put some thought into this, but don't expect a completely general, configurable solution. If you have, after reading this, more thoughts about how things should work, please let us know. - Carsten -- Carsten Dominik Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek" Universiteit van Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098SJ Amsterdam phone: +31 20 525 7477