From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#45072: 28.0.50; Emacs switches other buffer back uncontrollably, if other window's buffer is changed by user during minibuffer editing Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 21:27:59 +0200 Message-ID: <835z5d8lhc.fsf@gnu.org> References: <86eek3hvu5.fsf@protected.rcdrun.com> <87eek1fvgf.fsf@gnus.org> <83eek18ref.fsf@gnu.org> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="29360"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 45072@debbugs.gnu.org To: Jean Louis Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 07 20:29:24 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMCJ-0007VS-Rl for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:29:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37194 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMCI-00023x-H0 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:29:22 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:49772) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMBy-0001wy-RV for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:29:04 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:43971) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMBy-0004B8-KC for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:29:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMBy-0005x0-Co for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:29:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:29:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 45072 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 45072-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B45072.160736930022804 (code B ref 45072); Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:29:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 45072) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2020 19:28:20 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55515 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMBH-0005vj-W8 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:28:20 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:59486) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMBD-0005vS-NQ for 45072@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:28:18 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:34320) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMB8-0003ss-Da; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:28:10 -0500 Original-Received: from [176.228.60.248] (port=3675 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1kmMB6-0008GV-2Y; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 14:28:09 -0500 In-Reply-To: (message from Jean Louis on Mon, 7 Dec 2020 21:49:02 +0300) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:195282 Archived-At: > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 21:49:02 +0300 > From: Jean Louis > Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 45072@debbugs.gnu.org > > > My recommendation is not to "abuse" the recursive editing; the ELisp > > manual rightfully warns against that, albeit indirectly. If you > > frequently need ti switch away of the minibuffer without exiting it, I > > suggest to use a separate frame for your excursions: when exiting the > > minibuffer, Emacs only restores the windows on the frame where you > > entered the minibuffer (assuming you aren't using minibuffer-only > > frames). > > If there is logic and reason fine, we close this? The defaults are definitely fine, IMO. But if you want very much to have an opt-in behavior to disable restoring of the window configuration of the frame, I won't object to such an option.