Re: Window configurations

[grischka]

Maybe a matter of taste but I would not count on more conclusive behavior
from even more new options that allow packages to do what you want in case
anyone bothers to understand the complex specifications.  Instead it might
be much more effective to implement conclusive behavior in a simple algorithm
and remove any options for packages to circumvent it.

For instance, one could have a buffer stack for each window, such that each
buffer displayed is added on top of the window's buffer stack.  If a buffer is
killed or hidden, then the window's next buffer is displayed.  If there is
no "next", then the window is deleted (including the frame if it's the last
window).

--- grischka

From: martin rudalics
>    The `quit-restore' parameter tells how to proceed with a window when
> the user "quits" it by invoking `quit-restore-window', see *Note
> Displaying Buffers::.  The following non-`nil' values of this parameter
> have a special meaning.
>
> `t'
>      This means to delete the associated window.  By default, `t' is
>      used for a "temporary" window that was obtained by splitting an
>      existing window.
>
> `frame'
>      This means to delete the associated window's frame.  This value
>      indicates that the associated windows was obtained by popping up a
>      new frame showing just this window.  If the window is no more
>      needed, it should be deleted together with the containing frame.
>
> A list
>      This option is useful when the associated window was borrowed to
>      temporarily display some buffer and quitting shall "restore" the
>      previous contents of the window.  The first three elements of the
>      list must specify a buffer, a window start position, and a window
>      point.  Quitting the window will then try to display the indicated
>      buffer with the given start position and point in that window.
>
>      The fourth element, if non-`nil', must denote a live buffer.  If
>      specified, quitting will restore the previous window contents if
>      and only if the buffer shown in the window is the buffer named by
>      this element.
>
>      The fifth element, if non-`nil', should specify the desired height
>      of the window when its buffer is restored.  This value is applied
>      if the buffer temporarily shown in the window was in
>      `temp-buffer-resize-mode' to restore the original height of the
>      window.