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Re: Add function to make frame topmost?
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Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: Add function to make frame topmost? |
Date: |
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:54:36 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
> (defun set-frame-topmost (frame top activate)
> (cond
> ((eq (display-type) 'x-windows) (x-set-frame-topmost frame top activate))
> ((eq (display-type) 'w32) (w32-set-frame-topmost frame top activate))))
> is needed. The function `display-type' does not exist yet of course.
An alternative is to use the poor-man's OO system already in place and
just add a set_frame_topmost_hook to the terminal object.
>> Finally, I don't know what means "topmost", so the docstring needs to
>> be improved.
> Yes, "topmost" is what is used for tooltip etc to make that frame
> window stay above other windows without having focus. On w32 (and I
> guess on x) this also works across applications, ie a topmost frame
> window stays above the active application.
> My usecase for something like this is reminders that pops up at a
> certain times. You may want to see them even if you are not in Emacs.
> And you may prefer to not get interrupted when you type so directly
> activating Emacs might not be a good thing.
I see, thanks. I don't know if there's a word for such things under X11
(I guess we should ask the freedesktop guys).
Stefan
- Add function to make frame topmost?, Lennart Borgman, 2010/04/29
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, Stefan Monnier, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, Lennart Borgman, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, David De La Harpe Golden, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, Lennart Borgman, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, David De La Harpe Golden, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, Lennart Borgman, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, David De La Harpe Golden, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, Lennart Borgman, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, Lennart Borgman, 2010/04/30
- Re: Add function to make frame topmost?, David De La Harpe Golden, 2010/04/30