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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut@gmail.com>
Cc: 33033@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33033: 27.0.50; [wishlist] Registers for non-file buffers
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:38:27 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lfx437kc.fsf@mouse.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2muri469j.fsf@gmail.com> (Helmut Eller's message of "Sat, 13 Oct 2018 10:09:44 +0200")

Helmut Eller <eller.helmut@gmail.com> writes:

> 1.) It would be nice if the register machinery could also be used for
> switching to buffers that aren't connected to a file but have
> more-or-less fixed names like *shell*, *Backtrace*, or *scratch*.
>
> E.g. (set-register ?s '(buffer "*scratch*")) could set up things so that
> C-x r j s would switch to the *scratch* buffer.

Can you use registers today to jump to buffers that are connected to
files?  I'm wondering why you're singling out non-file buffers here...

But in general, it seems to me that these keystrokes aren't that much
more efficient than just C-x b scr RET or something.

> 2.) Similarly, it would be useful to have a way to switch to a buffer
> based on the buffer's mode.
>
> E.g. (set-register ?l '(mode emacs-lisp)) could switch to the last
> recently used buffer in emacs-lisp mode.

Hm...  I don't quite see the utility here.

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  reply	other threads:[~2019-07-11 15:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-10-13  8:09 bug#33033: 27.0.50; [wishlist] Registers for non-file buffers Helmut Eller
2019-07-11 15:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2019-07-11 16:15   ` Helmut Eller
2019-07-12 15:14     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-11-30 14:17       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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