emacsclient -n -c path/to/file # opens *scratch*

[Stefan <all-lists@stefan-klinger.de>]

Hi,

I'm having a problem with newly created frames when running ‘emacsclient -c
path/to/file’: If there is already a frame showing the file, a new frame is
created (as intended) but it displays a *scratch* buffer, instead of the already
existing buffer for that file.

You can simply reproduce this (removed ‘~/.emacs.d’, no emacs running). First
do this, which behaves as intended:

  emacsclient -n -a '' -c ~/.bashrc  # starts new emacs daemon, and
                                     # displays one frame visiting ~/.bashrc

now, as long as the frame showing ‘~/.bashrc’ is visible (potentially on another
desktop), the following three commands each open a new frame, each of them
showing *scratch*:
  
  emacsclient -n -a '' -c ~/.bashrc  # \
  emacsclient -n -c ~/.bashrc        #  > opens new frame showing *scratch*
  emacsclient -c ~/.bashrc           # /

When there's no frame showing ‘~/.bashrc’, then each of the above behaves as
expected (by me): Create a buffer visiting that file if there is none, then
display that buffer in a new frame.


Can this be configured?


Thank you!
Stefan


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