Add resizing of temporary buffers.

(temp-buffer-window-resize-mode): New command and variable.
(temp-buffer-window-max-height): New variable.
(resize-temp-buffer-window): New function.
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Richard M. Stallman 1998-11-22 17:26:16 +00:00
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(goto-char (point-max)))))))
;;; Automatic resizing of temporary buffers.
(defcustom temp-buffer-window-resize-mode nil
"Non-nil means resize windows displaying temporary buffers.
The window will be resized in order to fit its contents, subject to the
constraints that it will not be higher than `temp-buffer-window-max-height'
nor smaller than `window-min-height'.
This applies to `help', `apropos' and `completion' buffers and possibly others.
This variable must be modified via \\[customize] in order to have an effect."
:get (lambda (symbol)
(and (memq 'resize-temp-buffer-window temp-buffer-show-hook) t))
:set (lambda (symbol value)
(temp-buffer-window-resize-mode (if value 1 -1)))
:initialize 'custom-initialize-default
:type 'boolean
:group 'help
:version "20.4")
(defcustom temp-buffer-window-max-height (lambda (buffer) (/ (- (frame-height) 2) 2))
"*Maximum height of a window displaying a temporary buffer.
This is the maximum height (in text lines) which `resize-temp-buffer-window'
will give to a window displaying a temporary buffer.
It can also be a function which will be called with the object corresponding
to the buffer to be displayed as argument and should return an integer
positive number."
:type '(choice integer function)
:group 'help
:version "20.4")
(defun temp-buffer-window-resize-mode (arg)
"Toggle the variable `temp-buffer-window-resize-mode'.
With prefix argument ARG, turn the resizing of windows displaying temporary
buffers on if ARG is positive or off otherwise.
See the documentation of the variable `temp-buffer-window-resize-mode' for
more information."
(interactive "P")
(let ((turn-it-on
(if (null arg)
(not (memq 'resize-temp-buffer-window temp-buffer-show-hook))
(> (prefix-numeric-value arg) 0))))
(if turn-it-on
(progn
;; `help-mode-maybe' may add a `back' button and thus increase the
;; text size, so `resize-temp-buffer-window' must be run *after* it.
(add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window 'append)
(setq temp-buffer-window-resize-mode t))
(remove-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'resize-temp-buffer-window)
(setq temp-buffer-window-resize-mode nil))))
(defun resize-temp-buffer-window ()
"Resize the current window to fit its contents.
Will not make it higher than `temp-buffer-window-max-height' nor smaller than
`window-min-height'. Do nothing if it is the only window on its frame, if it
is not as wide as the frame or if some of the window's contents are scrolled
out of view."
(unless (or (one-window-p 'nomini)
(not (pos-visible-in-window-p (point-min)))
(/= (frame-width) (window-width)))
(let* ((max-height (if (functionp temp-buffer-window-max-height)
(funcall temp-buffer-window-max-height (current-buffer))
temp-buffer-window-max-height))
(win-height (1- (window-height)))
(min-height (1- window-min-height))
(text-height (window-buffer-height(selected-window)))
(new-height (max (min text-height max-height) min-height)))
(enlarge-window (- new-height win-height)))))
;;; help.el ends here