Re: (newbie) checking for which buffers are visible to the user

[Stuart McLean]

> I have bound f6 to bring up the calendar. Here is what I would like to
> do. If the calendar is not visible to me, make it visible. However, if
> I can see it, I would like to bury the calendar buffer. I am not sure
> the most effective way to check if a buffer is visible to the user
> (me) and how to write a function that takes advantage of this.



>>  ,----[ C-h f get-buffer-window RET ]
>>  | get-buffer-window is a built-in function in `C source code'.
>>  | (get-buffer-window BUFFER &optional FRAME)
>>  | 
>>  | Return a window currently displaying BUFFER, or nil if none.
>>  | BUFFER can be a buffer or a buffer name.
>>  | If optional argument FRAME is `visible', search all visible frames.
>>  | If optional argument FRAME is 0, search all visible and iconified frames.
>>  | If FRAME is t, search all frames.
>>  | If FRAME is nil, search only the selected frame.
>>  | If FRAME is a frame, search only that frame.
>>  `----

Thanks, Tassilo.

Sorry for the the delayed response. Here is what I came up with:

(defun smc-calendar-display-or-bury ()
  "Display the Calendar, or if displayed, bury it."
  (interactive)
  (if (get-buffer-window "*Calendar*" t)
      (delete-window (get-buffer-window "*Calendar*"))
    (calendar)))

Thanks again,

Stuart