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From: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Annoying window/frame-configuration registers
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:51:43 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1pqpb450w.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)

Hello,

I wonder if someone has any idea why window/frame-configuration
registers also restore point in the current buffer. For me, that makes
them nearly useless. I have also talked with two other active Emacs
users/authors in #emacs and they are already using a replacement.

For example, assume I set up Emacs windows/frames for a writing task. I
like the setup and it takes a few seconds to arrange it. So I save the
configuration to a register. As I progress with my writing, something
destroys the window/frame layout. When I restore the layout by C-x r j,
I find the point move to a surprising spot.

I think the frame/window configuration registers are doing too much by
restoring point. Any objection to changing that behaviour? Thanks

Leo




             reply	other threads:[~2011-03-28 15:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-28 15:51 Leo [this message]
2011-03-28 18:12 ` Annoying window/frame-configuration registers Stefan Monnier
2011-03-29  0:37   ` Leo
2011-03-29  0:39   ` Lennart Borgman
2011-03-29  8:34   ` martin rudalics
2011-03-29  9:41     ` joakim
2011-03-29  9:53       ` martin rudalics
2011-03-29 10:52         ` joakim
2011-03-29 13:15           ` martin rudalics
2011-03-28 18:14 ` Eli Zaretskii
2011-03-29  0:15   ` Leo
2011-03-29  8:31     ` martin rudalics
2011-03-28 18:51 ` martin rudalics

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