6 Aug 2012 01:06
bug#12144: 24.1; (elisp) `Initial Parameters' misleading about minibuffer-only
Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
2012-08-05 23:06:23 GMT
2012-08-05 23:06:23 GMT
In this node, the text tries to say that if `initial-frame-alist' contains (minbuffer), i.e., (minibuffer . nil) then that means that you also want to create another, minibuffer-only frame, which has the parameter value (minbuffer . only). And so Emacs creates that standalone minibuffer frame for you automatically. The existing text that tries to say this is highly misleading. It actually suggests that (minibuffer . nil) specifies a separate minibuffer-only frame, whereas it is (minibuffer . only) that specifies that. IOW, it tries to do too much in a single sentence. What it should say is that (minibuffer . nil) means that the initial frame has NO minibuffer. And that if you do that then Emacs assumes you want a standalone minibuffer frame, so it creates one for you. IOW, although creation of the standalone minibuffer frame is really separate from creation of the initial frame, if the initial frame does not have a minibuffer then Emacs creates two frames, the second being minibuffer-only. All that should be said is this: "If `initial-frame-alist' contains (minibuffer . nil) then Emacs creates not only an initial frame, with no minibuffer, but also a separate, minibuffer-only frame." In GNU Emacs 24.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600) of 2012-06-10 on MARVIN Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600(Continue reading)
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