From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Ames Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5726: Lost functionality in buffer item in menu bar from 22 to 23 Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:51:47 -0400 Message-ID: <4B9FB723.7010906@verizon.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1268700612 10093 80.91.229.12 (16 Mar 2010 00:50:12 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:50:12 +0000 (UTC) To: 5726@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 16 01:50:08 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrKz1-0002id-NS for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:50:08 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60687 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NrKz1-0001Lw-21 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:50:07 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NrEyF-0003K6-JB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:55 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57005 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NrEyD-0003Ik-PB for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:54 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrEyB-0004F6-Ly for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:53 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:40913) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrEyB-0004F1-JQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:51 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrEZC-0006az-G8; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:59:02 -0400 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Ames Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:59:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 5726 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.126867590525345 (code B ref -1); Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:59:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Mar 2010 17:58:25 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrEYb-0006ak-05 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:25 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.gnu.org ([199.232.76.166] helo=mx10.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrETJ-0006YZ-KH for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:53:18 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]:42946) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NrETB-00008a-LZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:52:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NrETA-0007iP-Ci for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:52:48 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=57611 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NrET1-0007fd-Ur for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:52:47 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrESw-0007ao-CR for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:52:36 -0400 Original-Received: from vms173013pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.13]:9973) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NrESw-0007ak-8Z for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:52:34 -0400 Original-Received: from [192.168.0.108] ([unknown] [71.254.119.191]) by vms173013.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0KZC00F051LLI4C0@vms173013.mailsrvcs.net> for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:53:45 -0500 (CDT) User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090820) X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 (1203?) X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:23 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:59:02 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:36:56 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:35593 Archived-At: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello all, I've been using Emacs 22.3.1 on Slackware64_13 for several months. I've been using Emacs since version 21.4 in 2005. I decided recently to try Emacs 23.1. I compiled and installed it correctly, but now there's a problem -- especially in text mode (e.g. emacs -nw). With Emacs 22, I can type "F10" and then "b" and I get the following in a window above the minibuffer: - --------------------screenshot---------------------------------------------------- Possible completions are: c==>*Completions* *% s==>*scratch* b==>*Buffer List* % e==>emacs-windows-reference.txt -- .../emacs-reference/ E==>emacs-reference % -- .../emacs-reference/ h==>~ % -- /home/drew/ m==>*Messages* * n==>Next Buffer (C-x ) p==>Previous Buffer (C-x ) S==>Select Named Buffer... (C-x b) l==>List All Buffers (C-x C-b) - -------------------- screenshot---------------------------------------------------- With that, I simply select the first letter of the buffer I want and Emacs switches to it and shows only the selected buffer. With Emacs 23, if I hit F10 and b I get this: - -------------------- screenshot---------------------------------------------------- Possible completions are: n==>Next Buffer p==>Previous Buffer s==>Select Named Buffer... l==>List All Buffers - -------------------- screenshot---------------------------------------------------- This is far less helpful. I then need to type l, which gives me the buffer list in the window. If I select a buffer, it switches to it, but leaves a split window. The non-menu equivalent is: C-x C-b C-x o C-x 1 There's simply no point in using the menu with Emacs 23. I much prefer F10 -> b -> , like I do with Emacs 22. Thank you, Drew Ames -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkuftyMACgkQ7ZZ4z2wRxN3pwwCeO/ww5jjMjEgryER4w9g+ROIo t1AAn2o7UW4e5YOuQKJr0U0stS8hB4AQ =VX4L -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----