From: pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J. Bourguignon)
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: eval-last-sexp in other window
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:05:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87d4bzbfky.fsf@galatea.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Xns9BDE3C197DD9wssddcgisnet@74.209.131.18
Bob Babcock <wssddc@nospam.gis.net> writes:
> Is there a way to have eval-last-sexp (typically bound to C-xC-e) run in a
> different window? This would be convenient when developing a macro that
> reformats text - I want the part of the macro I'm testing to be applied to
> the file being reformatted, not to my macro.
You may use M-: to apply a form to the current buffer.
Otherwise:
(with-current-buffer (get-buffer "The Other Buffer Name")
(do-what-you-want)) C-x C-e
--
__Pascal Bourguignon__
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-03-30 8:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-03-30 4:22 eval-last-sexp in other window Bob Babcock
2009-03-30 8:05 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon [this message]
2009-03-31 4:42 ` Bob Babcock
2009-03-31 7:53 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
2009-04-01 2:10 ` Bob Babcock
2009-04-01 9:09 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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2009-03-31 20:25 Xavier Maillard
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2009-03-31 20:29 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon
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