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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:229803 Archived-At: > The current discussion of 'display-buffer-alist' in the elisp manual > appears rather technical, suited only for expert users. On the > other hand, the variable is declared with defcustom, as if > individual users should customize it to their personal liking. > Phrased differently: a package like BBDB should not hijack this > variable for its needs (but at best it could contribute to its value > via a user option), correct? >=20 > If that's the case, then it would really help to extend the > documentation for this variable, stating not only that it works only > for a single buffer, but also adding one or two real-world examples > similar to what we have been discussing here. >=20 > I believe it is quite common that users may want to customize how > emacs pops up new windows. Having a unified customization scheme > for that would be much nicer than having different approaches > implemented in different packages. +1