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Stefan Arentz wrote:
> Is there a way that makes it easier to navigate through buffers? What I
> would really like is something like alt-tab to popup a list of recent
> buffer to quickly switch back and forth between them. Does such an
> extension exist?
> 
>  S.

Stefan,
C-x b creates a list of open buffers.

The following code, in your init.el uses Ibuffer instead of buffer
for this, and makes it open in a new frame.

The frame is left open after you switch buffers, but that shouldn't
be a problem.

HTH,
Colin S. Miller


(require 'ibuffer)
(global-set-key [(control x) (control b)] 'ibuffer-list-buffers)
(define-key ibuffer-mode-map [return] 'ibuffer-visit-buffer-other-window)

(setq special-display-buffer-names
   '(
         ("*Ibuffer*"
          (modeline . nil) (unsplittable . nil)
          (top-toolbar-visible-p . nil) (menubar-visible-p . nil)
          (height . 10) (width . 70) (top . 0) (left . 444)
          (auto-raise-mode . t))
    ))


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