Re[2]: idea -> internal frames?

[Eric M. Ludlam]

>>> address@hidden (Kevin A. Burton) seems to think that:
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>Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
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>> On 24 Oct 2001, Kevin A. Burton wrote:
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>> > Wouldn't it make sense to support the concept of an "internal frame".
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>> Why is this better than the multiple frames Emacs has now?
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>Because they are hard to track and maintain.
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>A good example is the speedbar.  I like the speedbar in Emacs 21...  the only
>problem is that it gets lost in my other X applications (mozilla, xterms, etc).
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>If I could keep it within my current maximized Emacs frame this would allow me
>get work done and keep the speedbar close at hand.
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If you bind `speedbar-get-focus' to a key, you can always get to
speedbar's frame from wherever it's hiding on your desktop.

There was some discussion a while ago between Gerd, RMS, and myself
about being able to mark a window `special', meaning it would be
ignored by things like 'delete-other-windows', but it was postponed.

Eric

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