From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 20472@debbugs.gnu.org, Ed Avis <eda@waniasset.com>
Subject: bug#20472: 24.4; Cannot switch buffers in a dedicated window - report this error earlier
Date: Sat, 02 May 2015 10:57:16 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5544916C.3020200@gmx.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwvvbgc18cv.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org>
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> AFAICT, the patch affects the switch-to-buffer function's behavior,
> whereas I only want to affect the command bound to C-x b.
>
> IOW, I don't want to affect non-interactive calls.
At your service.
martin
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--- a/lisp/window.el
+++ b/lisp/window.el
@@ -6887,10 +6887,11 @@ WARNING: This is NOT the way to work on another buffer temporarily
within a Lisp program! Use `set-buffer' instead. That avoids
messing with the window-buffer correspondences.
-If the selected window cannot display the specified
-buffer (e.g. if it is a minibuffer window or strongly dedicated
-to another buffer), call `pop-to-buffer' to select the buffer in
-another window.
+If the selected window cannot display the specified buffer
+because it is a minibuffer window or strongly dedicated to
+another buffer, call `pop-to-buffer' to select the buffer in
+another window. In interactive use offer to undedicate the
+selected window before.
If called interactively, read the buffer name using the
minibuffer. The variable `confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer'
@@ -6916,7 +6917,15 @@ window.
Return the buffer switched to."
(interactive
- (list (read-buffer-to-switch "Switch to buffer: ") nil 'force-same-window))
+ (let ((force-same-window
+ (and (not (window-minibuffer-p))
+ (or (not (eq (window-dedicated-p) t))
+ (and (y-or-n-p
+ (format "Window is dedicated to %s; undedicate it"
+ (window-buffer)))
+ (or (set-window-dedicated-p nil nil) t)))
+ 'force-same-window)))
+ (list (read-buffer-to-switch "Switch to buffer: ") nil force-same-window)))
(let ((buffer (window-normalize-buffer-to-switch-to buffer-or-name)))
(cond
;; Don't call set-window-buffer if it's not needed since it
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-05-02 8:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-30 15:33 bug#20472: 24.4; Cannot switch buffers in a dedicated window - report this error earlier Ed Avis
2015-04-30 16:30 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-01 1:46 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-01 10:41 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-01 18:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-02 8:57 ` martin rudalics [this message]
2015-05-04 1:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-05 9:18 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-20 9:47 ` martin rudalics
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