Make `split-window' a non-interactive function.

* doc/lispref/windows.texi (Splitting Windows): Change category of
split-window from a command to a function.

* etc/NEWS: Mention fixing `split-window' to be non-interactive.

* window.el (split-window): Remove interactive form, since as a
command this function is a special case of split-window-below.
Correct doc string.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 37e8028c941..9f31cd8228b 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-04-13  Stephen Berman  <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
+
+        * window.el (split-window): Remove interactive form, since as a
+        command this function is a special case of split-window-below.
+        Correct doc string.
+
 2013-04-12  Roland Winkler  <winkler@gnu.org>
 
         * faces.el (read-face-name): Do not override value of arg default.
diff --git a/lisp/window.el b/lisp/window.el
index 627b9a425eb..5b001988ddf 100644
--- a/lisp/window.el
+++ b/lisp/window.el
@@ -3686,7 +3686,7 @@ lines or columns tall.  If SIZE is negative, make the new window
 absolute value can be less than `window-min-height' or
 `window-min-width'; so this command can make a new window as
 small as one line or two columns.  SIZE defaults to half of
-WINDOW's size.  Interactively, SIZE is the prefix argument.
+WINDOW's size.
 
 Optional third argument SIDE nil (or `below') specifies that the
 new window shall be located below WINDOW.  SIDE `above' means the
@@ -3718,7 +3718,6 @@ scrollbars are inherited from WINDOW.  If WINDOW is an internal
 window, these properties as well as the buffer displayed in the
 new window are inherited from the window selected on WINDOW's
 frame.  The selected window is not changed by this function."
-  (interactive "i")
   (setq window (window-normalize-window window))
   (let* ((side (cond
                 ((not side) 'below)