Re: next-error insists on split windows

[Bill Wohler]

Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:

> Bill Wohler wrote:
>> Kim F. Storm <no-spam@cua.dk> wrote:
>> > Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com> writes:
>> > > FWIW, I agree with you. I don't know if Emacs 22 provides any relief.
>> >
>> > (setq grep-window-height 5)
>>
>> Thanks for the aspirin, Kim ;-). It would still be great if next-error
>> didn't insist on making the window visible.
>
> What happens if you try:
>
> (setq special-display-buffer-names
>       (cons '("*grep*" ignore)
>           special-display-buffer-names))

Worse! With that code you either get:

  compilation-set-window-height: Wrong type argument: window-live-p, nil

Or if you s/ignore/'ignore/, then you get a separate frame that
occludes your work!

Thanks for an intriguing suggestion, though.

Note that the error isn't with grep, it's with next-error.

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