Re: pop-to-buffer behavior

[Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com>]

Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto@gmail.com> writes:

> martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> writes:
>
>>> The purpose is to know if a particular buffer is actually visible in
>>> this window:(work fine in most case, but not in this one)
>>
>> `pop-to-buffer' gives no guarantee which window it selects when the same
>> buffer appears in several windows at once.  Also, using `pop-to-buffer'
>> for checking buffer-window associations is probably a bad idea.
>>
>> If `buffer' denotes the "particular buffer" and "this window" means the
>> selected window why not simply use (eq (window-buffer) buffer) instead?
>
> No that's doesn't work, i finally end up with this: :-)
>
> ,----
> | (defun ioccur-visible-buffer-p (buffer)
> |   "Can i see this buffer in this window."
> |   (let* ((cur-w-conf (current-window-configuration)))
> |     (or (eq buf (get-buffer buffer))
> |         (save-window-excursion
> |           (save-selected-window
> |             (pop-to-buffer buffer))
> |           ;; If BUFFER is NOT in same window than BUF
> |           ;; We should have now another window configuration.
> |           (compare-window-configurations
> |            cur-w-conf (current-window-configuration))))))
> `----
>
>
> What i needed is `save-selected-window'.

But what i really need is to read more carefully elisp manual:

`get-buffer-window' work perfectly.

Thank you Stefan ;-) and Martin also.

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Thierry Volpiatto
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