From: uzibalqa <uzibalqa@proton.me>
To: Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Using key q to quit temporary buffer window
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2022 05:56:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <nuBrfejxqnj-8RY0TilZt9Ujo1fEnS9M9meWFpxQ3Kk0My_TfGhMZ5JxQrsd1WY6McvBhNFDf2jmr8k4cH7XcKv8oOaiVCjO74x9jk-rtcI=@proton.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87v8qi19x1.fsf@dataswamp.org>
------- Original Message -------
On Wednesday, August 24th, 2022 at 5:35 AM, Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> wrote:
> uzibalqa wrote:
>
> > Also included (switch-to-buffer bfname) to get
> >
> > (defun help-show (bfname msg)
> > "Display the output of MSG"
>
>
> Still not good ...
>
> > (when (stringp msg)
> > (with-output-to-temp-buffer bfname
> > (switch-to-buffer bfname)
> > (print msg))))
> >
> > But (switch-to-buffer bfname) replaces the buffer.
> > Without it, a new buffer is generated underneath the current
> > buffer. All I want is to make the temporary buffer to become
> > the current buffer.
>
>
> `get-buffer-create', then` with-current-buffer', then
> `pop-to-buffer'. See` print-roll-outs' here
This fails because I end up with an empty buffer.
(defun help-show-b (bfname msg)
"Display the output of MSG"
(when (stringp msg)
(get-buffer-create bfname)
(with-current-buffer bfname
(pop-to-buffer bfname)
(print msg))))
I want a temporary buffer, where I can hit `q' to get out of it as
happens with the buffer *Backtrace*.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-08-24 5:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-08-23 4:38 Using key q to quit temporary buffer window wilnerthomas--- via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2022-08-23 15:11 ` Marcin Borkowski
2022-08-24 0:32 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-24 1:42 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-08-24 3:54 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-24 4:07 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-24 5:35 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-08-24 5:56 ` uzibalqa [this message]
2022-08-24 6:00 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-08-24 6:14 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-24 6:23 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-08-24 6:30 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-24 6:45 ` Emanuel Berg
2022-08-24 7:16 ` uzibalqa
2022-08-24 10:41 ` Jean Louis
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