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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [GNU ELPA] I'd like to add switchy.el: a last-recently-used window switcher
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023 11:08:29 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <838rf1mq9u.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87cz4dpk0n.fsf@gnu.org> (message from Tassilo Horn on Sun, 09 Apr 2023 09:36:27 +0200)

> From: Tassilo Horn <tsdh@gnu.org>
> Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023 09:36:27 +0200
> 
> I've written a small utility called switchy.el which I'd like to add to
> GNU ELPA.  I can do that on my own but wanted to give you a chance for
> commenting first.  I'm attaching the file below.
> 
> In essence, the single command provided is `switchy-window' which is
> similar to `other-window' except that it switches to other windows in
> last-recently-used order instead of top-to-bottom-left-to-right order.
> With quick consecutive invocations you can reach any window but if you
> have a small delay between invocations (controlled by the single
> defcustom `switchy-delay'), you toggle between the two last recently
> used windows.

Thanks.

Any chance of changing the name of the package to make the fact that
it switches windows more evident?  Like switchy-window.el, for
example?

Another minor nit: you say "last-recently-used order", but I believe
the correct terminology is "least-recently-used order".



  reply	other threads:[~2023-04-09  8:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-04-09  7:36 [GNU ELPA] I'd like to add switchy.el: a last-recently-used window switcher Tassilo Horn
2023-04-09  8:08 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-04-09  8:56 ` Philip Kaludercic
2023-04-09  9:33   ` Tassilo Horn
2023-04-09 10:30     ` Philip Kaludercic
2023-04-09 11:14     ` Tassilo Horn

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