I'm in emacs 24.something on a Windows platform. I have an agenda generated by org that I would like to keep on continuous display. I use multiple frames, and multiple windows per frame, for my other work. What I would like is a single frame with a dedicated window displaying my agenda buffer that is NOT split
(set-window-dedicated (selected-window) t) seems to help, but doesn't quite do the trick.
Any ideas?
There was only one thing wrong with the code you tried, in terms of making the window dedicated:
(set-window-dedicated (selected-window) t)
The function is set-window-dedicated-p, not set-window-dedicated. Try again, without the typo:
(set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) t) That will prevent both you and Emacs from using the window for another buffer. For example, C-x b will raise an error.
To prevent automatic splitting of the window, you can do this:
(set-frame-parameter nil 'unsplittable t) That will not prevent you from splitting the window, e.g. using C-x 2, but it will prevent Emacs from splitting it automatically.
A similar question was asked here. Try this solution:
(with-current-buffer ;; initialize org-agenda here ;; this sexp MUST return a buffer, ;; to be used by with-current-buffer (blah blah initialize org-agenda blah blah) (make-frame '((unsplittable . t))) (set-window-dedicated-p (get-buffer-window (current-buffer) t) t)) Disclaimer: I, personally, don't use org-agenda, so I can't guarantee that this will work. It should if org-agenda behaves nicely.
*Org Agenda*) and file-visiting buffers: stackoverflow.com/a/18371427/2112489 Unfortunately, it is a little complex and may take some time to digest and incorporate into your workflow. I'm sorry that I don't have a simple solution.