From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: martin rudalics Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#12943: 24.2.50; switch to help buffer with > 3-window-split Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:08:45 +0100 Message-ID: <50ABB91D.8050005@gmx.at> References: <87obisa1ja.fsf@gmail.com> <50AB918C.6060109@gmx.at> <877gpg1gsy.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1353431344 13952 80.91.229.3 (20 Nov 2012 17:09:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:09:04 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 12943@debbugs.gnu.org To: Vitalie Spinu Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Nov 20 18:09:13 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TarJx-0006r8-KL for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:09:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:35515 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TarJn-0003fn-4A for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:09:03 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56839) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TarJg-0003R1-30 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:09:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TarJc-0001CA-Hb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:08:56 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:46887) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TarJc-0001C5-EW for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:08:52 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TarKk-0005Yq-5V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:10:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: martin rudalics Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:10:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 12943 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 12943-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B12943.135343139921362 (code B ref 12943); Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:10:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 12943) by debbugs.gnu.org; 20 Nov 2012 17:09:59 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57138 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TarKh-0005YV-Bs for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:09:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.23]:34821) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TarKf-0005YN-D8 for 12943@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 20 Nov 2012 12:09:58 -0500 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 20 Nov 2012 17:08:46 -0000 Original-Received: from 62-47-36-185.adsl.highway.telekom.at (EHLO [62.47.36.185]) [62.47.36.185] by mail.gmx.net (mp037) with SMTP; 20 Nov 2012 18:08:46 +0100 X-Authenticated: #14592706 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX18GjJJrFRIGMHWg8cArLW0fzokikVBjDLLFgEYwHe Zr028/VV6tzDF8 In-Reply-To: <877gpg1gsy.fsf@gmail.com> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:67211 Archived-At: > Hm, the default 'other of help-window-select is inconsistent and aims a > very specific user pattern. The idea behind the default is: (1) If the help window is the only other window on the frame, you can type C-x o q to restore the state before invoking help. (2) If the help buffer is shown in a third or fourth window, there's no obvious key sequence to do that. If, however, the help window gets selected, typing "q" will do. > I might want to keep the help window open for long and keep working on > my code while referencing the help. This is my 99% usage pattern. In this case setting `help-window-select' to nil should do what you want. > Now, when I open the help buffer I have to switch back to my working > window all the way back through 3 other windows. Awful. If and when we get the C-x 4 prefix working, we can simplify things by setting C-x 4 q to quit the last window that can be quit. Till then, customizing `help-window-select' should be an acceptable solution. martin