Re: Killing Buffers

[Brian Palmer <bpalmer@rescomp.Stanford.EDU>]

Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:

> Brian Palmer wrote:
>  > Sorry 'bout that. It's as simple as changing, in
>  > kill-all-other-buffer-frames
>  > (buffers-to-kill (buffer-list)))
>  > to
>  > (buffers-to-kill (mapcar 'buffer-name (buffer-list))))
> 
> How could that have any effect?  Each element of buffers-to-kill is
> passed directly to kill-buffer, which handles a buffer or a buffer name
> the same.  And if you used buffers instead of names, you could use delq
> instead of delete.

The trouble was that cur-buf-name uses the buffer name, but
buffers-to-kill had been actual buffers. (I think I started with one,
and changed approach). Either using buffers throughout, or using names
throughout, is required. Personally, I prefer using names. Your point
about eq rather than equal is spot-on, however. 
 
> On a stylistic note, you use setf from the Common Lisp compatibility
> library, but call mapcar without side effect instead of using the
> (CL-inspired) mapc built-in function.

Thanks! I'm always looking for stylistic feedback. 
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