Lars Ingebrigtsen writes: > "J.P." writes: > >> Really, the only safe option is `bury' (well, maybe also the proposed >> frame stuff in Pankaj's patch, but only when an extra, ERC-specific >> frame already exists, which we can't count on). That said, there's no >> reason we'd have to stick with existing options/behavior when choosing a >> new default. I guess it just comes down to what users want to happen. > > I think the default action should be to do nothing to the window setup > at all, and just add the notification to the mode line. I believe changing the default for `erc-join-buffer' (alone) to `bury' is the easiest way to achieve that. Thus, if no one objects within the next week or so, I will add the patch below or similar to trunk (and what will become ERC 5.5), along with a related NEWS entry. Thanks.