bug#19012: 25.0.50; `help-window-select'

[martin rudalics]

> Will try again after you update the code to use, if appropriate.

OK.  Please try the below.

martin


(defvar selected-window nil)

(setq pop-up-frames  t)
(setq help-window-select  t)
(setq w32-grab-focus-on-raise  nil)
(add-to-list 'special-display-buffer-names
              '("*Help*" foo ((background-color . "Thistle"))))
(defun foo (buf &optional args)
  (let (win)
    (setq win  (funcall special-display-function buf args))
    (raise-frame)
    win))

(defun view-lossage ()
  "Display last 300 input keystrokes.

To record all your input, use `open-dribble-file'."
  (interactive)
  (help-setup-xref (list #'view-lossage)
                   (called-interactively-p 'interactive))
  (with-help-window (help-buffer)
    (princ (mapconcat (lambda (key)
                        (if (or (integerp key) (symbolp key) (listp key))
                            (single-key-description key)
                          (prin1-to-string key nil)))
                      (recent-keys)
                      " "))
    (with-current-buffer standard-output
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (while (progn (move-to-column 50) (not (eobp)))
        (when (search-forward " " nil t)
          (delete-char -1))
        (insert "\n"))
      ;; jidanni wants to see the last keystrokes immediately.
      (set-marker help-window-point-marker (point))))

  (setq selected-window (selected-window)))