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Re: Man-notify-method needs accompanying screen restoration on "q"
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Man-notify-method needs accompanying screen restoration on "q" |
Date: |
Thu, 08 Mar 2001 08:31:12 +0200 |
> From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@kimo.FiXcomTHiS.tw>
> Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug
> Date: 07 Mar 2001 12:08:03 +0800
>
> Man-notify-method has lot's of neat options,
> newframe -- put the manpage in its own frame (see `Man-frame-parameters')
> pushy -- make the manpage the current buffer in the current window
> bully -- make the manpage the current buffer and only window (sf)
> aggressive -- make the manpage the current buffer in the other window (sf)
> friendly -- display manpage in the other window but don't make current (sf)
> polite -- don't display manpage, but prints message and beep when ready
> quiet -- like `polite', but don't beep
> meek -- make no indication that the manpage is ready
>
> However, for each selection, research should be directed toward having
> the q command restore the screen back to how it was before one invoked
> M-x man. E.g., one would not like the cursor left in the other
> window, etc., as happens with some of these choices.
The options which do NOT say "make the manpage the current buffer"
obviously must do this.