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#10873: 24.0.93; `report-emacs-bug' obscures bug-reporting buffer (!) 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Sun, 27 Dec 2015 17:07:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 10873) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Dec 2015 17:06:37 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44617 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aDEmD-0001Ql-IA for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:06:37 -0500 Original-Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.22]:64257) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aDEmC-0001QT-5y for 10873@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:06:36 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([213.162.68.11]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx101) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MW8PN-1akaZk3Vnt-00XO0s; Sun, 27 Dec 2015 18:06:26 +0100 In-Reply-To: <83bn9bhna2.fsf@gnu.org> X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:RGAV3Op+gpOfaBm29aGQ6Xf3vzU/j7NVVr3FzYa0CHh7qZtED5o RoNGmKCWln/THaSyNi+DP0zLL/RkwWs72VKGfKLKXMPieQnjDRR9vFYYTz7OemhCjVDFmxg Y21+wq/Hzkk65uCfm4sBhdjiWdb4b++miKDcqJ8GA8m0qrfV2kMgkYPTC94xaDLYlk3v2mi R6EIKB8AJbdVUMdtiNTog== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V01:K0:v7wUQm6zfDY=:Nn7biqWrAKMhB6En/fR8cd 4CQLLfvbUwdpx1C31+LVFmzbDbPZxObGVBQmTSIIJohZYiB5PDUuAEaLOjDi0TTMeCcsZ/DWT Dj/ZIrL58axKtKRs1CxLrKe0KVvnvS0LVKJt3E7WRgfn7Gs4EqjXD/tSQ12Isf6sOYUTzsz8a ZROMSMz1fyOikf0XKbRMRTQQANuQcQy6sIvIEkM433QIucoRr13SaXsvIC8gEbA5TiUi7iiae hiBtILhf/8YP2QGiq+SJmXiaav4yJ3HI7ykakB+2ExHYwFkp8YPqFaJ/wIJoSbRj4Cl/NfodJ EFymjsddj/jArXqLbyfelBZoQg4fbuvyv+Cx5oGQ5NdK045yfdV+XKv21o/2NpYOH2EFJMOKc awKxkUdYLgaoMQdVSew3DNA3wvJIF0aRnxg+RvorX1SgHcg5nnK+ffAedCYTfqAxQaBTAXaw1 QYcPbBqvwIvDALdbh8e8NsOqy14H5EdloTwNIij+f64jW/3Tg1ogoiaMCAXrecOvTQBx68Etm JMtD7nuogrg5Mfmy4JjW/gNk0vyO0s4PJm0J8tNgIqLTNasBUrTlLw5of3e1Apd7ug13mTD4B tgbTA6S2oCS2hrQvFghQppYefaF9lFuEFij5BsGv84DApUIuGHczeS+61/bQ2HrQKG2YNJiKV fQk2aK5ZirGz60/oEDg4DqLmxN86r5ZalelxnCuk0QE0sevBSnyiVHKMmRu2zuTONrrfhFYkF oLm6V8wnOXJhoUHS01FZQ7lvYusQT7obxjKYV9zJb/ImbmTAtKJ27ozt/0tXP0XauoMeAfNh X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 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:110800 Archived-At: > Can we save the window configuration before deleting other windows, > and restore it once the report is sent? Conceptually, =E2=80=98save-window-excursion=E2=80=99 should not be used = around =E2=80=98display-buffer=E2=80=99 although it might be harmless in the cas= e at hand. > If not, then I think just > deleting the other windows is "good enough" in this case. I have no opinion other than that fixing this particular problem might introduce problems for people who would, for example, like to write a report based on the appearance of text shown in a particular window. If we deliberately delete such a window before the user is able to fill in the text for the report, she may have a hard time recreating it. And obviously deleting all other windows will be silly when the bug report window should pop up on a new frame anyway. Note in this context: We don't know beforehand whether that will happen! So to be sure: Does the present report warrant the proposed solution? martin