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30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS 12.6.9

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS 12.6.9
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 02:20:51 -0700

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In emacs -Q, the `ns-use-proxy-icon' option (introduced in Emacs 27)
doesn't appear to have any effect on macOS 12.6.9.  See the attached
screenshot, and compare it to the one here:

https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/33680/how-to-remove-the-icon-in-the-titlebar

Changing the value to nil also seems to have no effect.

While we're at it, the documentation of this could be clearer; neither
the manual nor the docstring explain what a "proxy icon" even is.  I had
to search online, and find the above link, to understand what it is
supposed to do.

In addition, can this variable be set in a running Emacs?  The above
Stackoverflow link suggests that you might need to restart Emacs, but
AFAICT there is nothing about that in our documentation.

Am I missing something about how this is supposed to work?


In GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin21.6.0, NS
 appkit-2113.60 Version 12.6.9 (Build 21G726)) of 2023-09-25 built on
 MY-MacBook-Pro
Repository revision: 22fe8955c21dbcc5c7c422a9917f77bf73794cc4
Repository branch: HEAD
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[ns-use-proxy-icon.png (image/png, attachment)]

Message #8 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS
 12.6.9
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:57:55 +0100

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 02:20:51AM -0700, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> In emacs -Q, the `ns-use-proxy-icon' option (introduced in Emacs 27)
> doesn't appear to have any effect on macOS 12.6.9.  See the attached
> screenshot, and compare it to the one here:
> 
> https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/33680/how-to-remove-the-icon-in-the-titlebar
> 
> Changing the value to nil also seems to have no effect.

A quick search indicates that you may need to enable it in the system
Accessibility settings. Or possibly just mouse-over the space next to
the title.

I've never even seen a real machine running macOS > 10, so I've no
idea what Apple have done to the title bar.

> While we're at it, the documentation of this could be clearer; neither
> the manual nor the docstring explain what a "proxy icon" even is.  I had
> to search online, and find the above link, to understand what it is
> supposed to do.

I honestly don't know what it's for. I think you can maybe drag it to
other applications like you can drag icons from Finder?

IIRC the main driver for implementing that option was that we used to
have one single variable that controlled the text in the titlebar and
the proxy icon, and it was inflexible and behaved very differently
from other terms. So I separated it out and made it compatible.

> In addition, can this variable be set in a running Emacs?  The above
> Stackoverflow link suggests that you might need to restart Emacs, but
> AFAICT there is nothing about that in our documentation.

I'm pretty sure he only suggests restarting because he's setting it in
his .emacs file and doesn't realise he can run it right there.

-- 
Alan Third

Message #11 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS
 12.6.9
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:39:02 +0200

Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org> writes:

> I've never even seen a real machine running macOS > 10, so I've no
> idea what Apple have done to the title bar.

It's still there in Ventura (macOS 13).  You might have to disable
Emacs' tool-bar-mode, though, to see it.

>> While we're at it, the documentation of this could be clearer; neither
>> the manual nor the docstring explain what a "proxy icon" even is.  I had
>> to search online, and find the above link, to understand what it is
>> supposed to do.
>
> I honestly don't know what it's for. I think you can maybe drag it to
> other applications like you can drag icons from Finder?

Yup.

Message #14 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS
 12.6.9
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:53:55 +0100

On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 02:20:51AM -0700, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> 
> Am I missing something about how this is supposed to work?

Oh, I just remembered. The proxy icon represents a file, so if there's
no file on the filesystem, there's no icon.

So *scratch* will never display a proxy icon.
-- 
Alan Third

Message #19 received at 66190-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>, 66190-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50;
 ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS 12.6.9
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 06:41:36 -0700

Version: 29.2

Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org> writes:
>
>> I've never even seen a real machine running macOS > 10, so I've no
>> idea what Apple have done to the title bar.
>
> It's still there in Ventura (macOS 13).  You might have to disable
> Emacs' tool-bar-mode, though, to see it.
>
>>> While we're at it, the documentation of this could be clearer; neither
>>> the manual nor the docstring explain what a "proxy icon" even is.  I had
>>> to search online, and find the above link, to understand what it is
>>> supposed to do.
>>
>> I honestly don't know what it's for. I think you can maybe drag it to
>> other applications like you can drag icons from Finder?
>
> Yup.

Thanks, disabling tool-bar-mode and dragging it to another application
works here.

I've now installed a fix on emacs-29, which should hopefully make the
situation a bit more clear [1: 3ef259e28a8].  Let me know if you see
anything there that could be improved.

[1: 3ef259e28a8]: 2023-10-01 15:37:06 +0200
  Improve documentation of `ns-use-proxy-icon`
  https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=3ef259e28a84049fdb4499c9ad81ed2c3216f76b

Message #22 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS
 12.6.9
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:06:52 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I've now installed a fix on emacs-29, which should hopefully make the
> situation a bit more clear [1: 3ef259e28a8].  Let me know if you see
> anything there that could be improved.
>
> [1: 3ef259e28a8]: 2023-10-01 15:37:06 +0200
>   Improve documentation of `ns-use-proxy-icon`
>   https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=3ef259e28a84049fdb4499c9ad81ed2c3216f76b

The text sounds a bit like you can drag the icon to other applications,
only.

Actually, it is 100% (AFAIK) like dragging an icon from the Finder.  You
can drag the icon to the bin, a printer, the desktop, an application...
(Sometimes the results can be a bit surprising for the uniniatiated, for
example, when dragging moves the file to a different location :-)).

Alas, I can't find an official documentation of that feature.

Message #25 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>, 
 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50;
 ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS 12.6.9
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 08:45:13 -0700

Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I've now installed a fix on emacs-29, which should hopefully make the
>> situation a bit more clear [1: 3ef259e28a8].  Let me know if you see
>> anything there that could be improved.
>>
>> [1: 3ef259e28a8]: 2023-10-01 15:37:06 +0200
>>   Improve documentation of `ns-use-proxy-icon`
>>   https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/?id=3ef259e28a84049fdb4499c9ad81ed2c3216f76b
>
> The text sounds a bit like you can drag the icon to other applications,
> only.
>
> Actually, it is 100% (AFAIK) like dragging an icon from the Finder.  You
> can drag the icon to the bin, a printer, the desktop, an application...
> (Sometimes the results can be a bit surprising for the uniniatiated, for
> example, when dragging moves the file to a different location :-)).
>
> Alas, I can't find an official documentation of that feature.

Does this sound better?

    The proxy icon can be used to drag the file associated with the
    current buffer to other applications, a printer, the desktop, etc.,
    in the same way you can from Finder.

Message #28 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50; ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS
 12.6.9
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:02:34 +0200

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Does this sound better?
>
>     The proxy icon can be used to drag the file associated with the
>     current buffer to other applications, a printer, the desktop, etc.,
>     in the same way you can from Finder.

👍

Message #31 received at 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
To: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 66190 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#66190: 30.0.50;
 ns-use-proxy-icon has no effect on macOS 12.6.9
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 09:28:22 -0700

Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Does this sound better?
>>
>>     The proxy icon can be used to drag the file associated with the
>>     current buffer to other applications, a printer, the desktop, etc.,
>>     in the same way you can from Finder.
>
> 👍

Thanks, so I installed that.

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