Re: cannot switch buffers in minibuffer window

[Kevin Rodgers]

Frederik Fouvry wrote:

> When I want to open a new file and start doing so (C-x C-f), but
> then recall that I already have the file opened, and switch to it
> with C-x o (buffer names being shorter than full file paths), I
> can type in the buffer name, but not switch to the buffer because
> "Cannot switch buffers in minibuffer window".


I think you must mean `C-x b' instead of `C-x o'.


> Is there no way Emacs can detect this condition and switch the
> buffer in (one of) the main window(s)?  I guess the window in
> which this should happen is the window the user was in just
> before switching to the mini-buffer (information which I guess is
> stored anyway, since aborting the command brings us back to that
> window).

When you realize you don't want to complete the `C-x C-f' command, abort
it with `C-g'.  Then you can use `C-x b'.  Or if you've set the 
`enable-recursive-minibuffers' option, you could do `C-x o C-x b'.

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Kevin Rodgers