Allow split-window-sensibly to split threshold in further edge case

As a fallback, and to avoid creating a frame, split-window-sensibly
would previously disregard split-height-threshold if the window to be
split is the frame's root window.

This change generalizes that: it disregards the threshold if the
window to be split is the frame's only _usable_ window (it is either
the only one, as before, or all the other windows are dedicated to
some buffer and thus cannot be touched).

This is required for the fix to bug#28814.

* lisp/window.el (split-height-threshold): Adjust doc to match
split-window-sensibly.
(split-window-sensibly): Also disregard threshold if all other
windows are dedicated.

diff --git a/lisp/window.el b/lisp/window.el
index f87294ceb151b83619d568fe10f5653a193059f8..8939e7d589b0647cc7954299ce524ca2fe0a0a91 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/window.el
+++ b/lisp/window.el
@@ -6465,8 +6465,9 @@ If this is an integer, `split-window-sensibly' may split a window
 vertically only if it has at least this many lines.  If this is
 nil, `split-window-sensibly' is not allowed to split a window
 vertically.  If, however, a window is the only window on its
-frame, `split-window-sensibly' may split it vertically
-disregarding the value of this variable."
+frame, or all the other ones are dedicated,
+`split-window-sensibly' may split it vertically disregarding the
+value of this variable."
   :type '(choice (const nil) (integer :tag "lines"))
   :version "23.1"
   :group 'windows)
@@ -6573,15 +6574,27 @@ split."
             ;; Split window horizontally.
             (with-selected-window window
               (split-window-right)))
-       (and (eq window (frame-root-window (window-frame window)))
-            (not (window-minibuffer-p window))
-            ;; If WINDOW is the only window on its frame and is not the
-            ;; minibuffer window, try to split it vertically disregarding
-            ;; the value of `split-height-threshold'.
-            (let ((split-height-threshold 0))
-              (when (window-splittable-p window)
-                (with-selected-window window
-                  (split-window-below))))))))
+       (and
+         ;; If WINDOW is the only usable window on its frame (it is
+         ;; the only one or, not being the only one, all the other
+         ;; ones are dedicated) and is not the minibuffer window, try
+         ;; to split it vertically disregarding the value of
+         ;; `split-height-threshold'.
+         (let ((frame (window-frame window)))
+           (or
+            (eq window (frame-root-window frame))
+            (catch 'done
+              (walk-window-tree (lambda (w)
+                                  (unless (or (eq w window)
+                                              (window-dedicated-p w))
+                                    (throw 'done nil)))
+                                frame)
+              t)))
+        (not (window-minibuffer-p window))
+        (let ((split-height-threshold 0))
+          (when (window-splittable-p window)
+            (with-selected-window window
+              (split-window-below))))))))
 
 (defun window--try-to-split-window (window &optional alist)
   "Try to split WINDOW.