Re: even-window-heights

[martin rudalics]

> This variable's docstring says:
>
>   If non-nil `display-buffer' will try to even window heights.
>   Otherwise `display-buffer' will leave the window configuration alone.
>   Heights are evened only when `display-buffer' chooses a window that
>   appears above or below the selected window.
>
> And the manual says something similar.  But in fact the windows are
> evened only if the new window is shorter than the selected window.

Indeed.  Do you think it needs an explanation?

> This has been the case since
>
>   revno: 88578
>   committer: Martin Rudalics <address@hidden>
>   timestamp: Sat 2008-06-14 08:58:07 +0000
>   message:
>     (window--even-window-heights): Even window heights
>     only if the selected window is higher than WINDOW.
>
> which has no ChangeLog or further explanation.
>
> Martin, do you remember why you made this change?

Bug#410 constituting a regression from the original C behavior.  See

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2008-06/msg00166.html

I added a bug reference to the ChangeLog entry (which BTW _did_ exist).

martin