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From: | Stefan Monnier |
Subject: | Re: Allow controlling the effect of visibility on buffer switching |
Date: | Sun, 30 Jan 2022 11:08:59 -0500 |
User-agent: | Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
>> I think this discussion would benefit from a more constructive argument >> than habit. Can you describe use cases where `C-x b`s current default >> is indeed the one the user wants yet it is not the last buffer (because >> the last buffer is already visible elsewhere)? > > I can: when I mistakenly display (or cause Emacs to display) a buffer > in the wrong window/frame. Then the fix is: > > . C-x b RET > . go to the "correct" window/frame > . C-x b RET Hmm... I don't understand why you think this is an example: the first `C-x b` will only be guaranteed to do what you intended if `C-x b` chooses "the latest buffer" rather than "the latest buffer that's not visible", so it seems to be an argument in favor of the proposed change. What am I missing? Stefan
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