Workaround I use: after starting ediff-buffers, or ediff-files, for example: 1) ctrl-alt-num pad 5 -- this maximizes the small ediff window to whole screen; it contains text 'type ? for help' 2) type ? -- this brings up the help text; this window still fills up whole screen 3) type ? -- this minimizes ediff window; on my system, this little ediff window is not visible at all now 4) proceed w/ ediff session -- ediff responds as though commands were typed into little ediff window even though it is not visible. Typing ? again brings up help text in a window that fills whole screen, then type ? again to make it go away. *Note* if, in the middle of ediff session, user switches to different window, by using alt-tab for instance, then comes back to emacs, the focus will no longer be in the small ediff window, but in the emacs frame itself.
Using: GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.10) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS unity 5.18.0-0ubuntu2 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of compiz packagers, which is subscribed to compiz in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059633 Title: Emacs 'Ediff' Window Shrinks Horizontally To One Column Wide To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/compiz/+bug/1059633/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~compiz Post to : compiz@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~compiz More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
