Variable: erc-query-display

erc-query-display is a customizable variable defined in erc.el.gz.

Value

window

Documentation

How to display query buffers when using the /QUERY command to talk to someone.

The default behavior is to display the message in a new window and bring it to the front. See the documentation for erc-join-buffer for a description of the available choices.

See also erc-auto-query(var)/erc-auto-query(fun) to decide how private messages from other people should be displayed.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/erc/erc.el.gz
(defcustom erc-query-display 'window
  "How to display query buffers when using the /QUERY command to talk to someone.

The default behavior is to display the message in a new window
and bring it to the front.  See the documentation for
`erc-join-buffer' for a description of the available choices.

See also `erc-auto-query' to decide how private messages from
other people should be displayed."
  :group 'erc-query
  :type '(choice (const :tag "Split window and select" window)
                 (const :tag "Split window, don't select" window-noselect)
                 (const :tag "New frame" frame)
                 (const :tag "Bury in new buffer" bury)
                 (const :tag "Use current buffer" buffer)
                 (const :tag "Use current buffer" t)))