From: Matthias Pfeifer <mpfeifer77@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Why function gives this error?.. "Wrong type argument: stringp, #<buffer *Messages*>"
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:55:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141015185530.79439bd87413d4118e0b59a8@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <da029a7b-908d-4e04-9298-10a630bca567@googlegroups.com>
Hi Chris,
(buffer-list) does not evaluate into a list of strings like you expect it
evaluates into a list of buffer objects and these can not be compred with
your comparison function string<. I expect that if you debug your code you
find that the string< function emits the error message.
matthias
On Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:00:07 -0700 (PDT)
Chris Seberino <cseberino@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I tried to write a function that goes to next buffer **in alphabetical order**.
> (I set f8 to call it.)
>
> It makes a sorted version of buffer list and goes to next buffer in the list...
>
>
> (global-set-key [f8] (lambda () (interactive)
> (let ((sorted-list
> (sort (buffer-list) 'string<)))
> (switch-to-buffer
> (nth 2
> (member
> (current-buffer) sorted-list))))))
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> cs
--
Matthias Pfeifer <mpfeifer77@gmail.com>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-10-15 16:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-10-15 16:00 Why function gives this error?.. "Wrong type argument: stringp, #<buffer *Messages*>" Chris Seberino
2014-10-15 16:55 ` Matthias Pfeifer [this message]
2014-10-15 17:47 ` Barry Margolin
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