Re: split-window-preferred-function

[Stefan Monnier]

>> I don't see how this would help to decide whether to split a window
>> vertically or horizontally, or to display a buffer in a new window.

> The order of the splitting functions in the hypothetical
> `split-window-functions' list would express the preference.  Each
> function checks if it's applicable (wrt to
> split-{width,height}-threshold) and returns nil, if it's not.

I still think this is wrong: the choice should be based on
split-window-preferred-aspect-ratio.


        Stefan