Re: master 4803fba487 1/2: 'C-x v v' on a diff buffer commits it as a patch (bug#52349)

[Sean Whitton]

Hello,

On Wed 31 Aug 2022 at 05:32PM -07, Sean Whitton wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On Tue 30 Aug 2022 at 10:38PM -04, Richard Stallman wrote:
>
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>>
>>   > VC is far more flexible and Emacs-y than Magit in how it handles
>>   > buffers.  E.g. in Magit if you C-x x u a log buffer, because you want to
>>   > log something else at the same time, Magit will re-use the first log
>>   > buffer anyway.
>>
>> Isn't that a bug in Magit?  It could be fixed
>> to handle special buffers in the usual Emacs fashion that other packages use.
>
> It may well be a deliberate UI choice.

Ah, Jonas says downthread it might indeed be under review, apologies.

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Sean Whitton