From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Cc: bugs@gnu.support, 45072@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45072: 28.0.50; Emacs switches other buffer back uncontrollably, if other window's buffer is changed by user during minibuffer editing
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 10:33:26 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7a7c3ef0-619d-cd76-a4e4-040009e33d75@gmx.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83h7ow70ty.fsf@gnu.org>
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> Yes. But maybe read-from-minibuffer-restore-windows would be even
> better.
And `read-minibuffer-restore-windows' would be even shorter. Attached.
martin
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--- a/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/minibuf.texi
@@ -458,6 +458,19 @@ Text from Minibuffer
list is used in the prompt.
@end defun
+@defvar read-minibuffer-restore-windows
+If this option is non-@code{nil} (the default), getting input from the
+minibuffer will restore, on exit, the window configurations of the frame
+where the minibuffer was entered from and, if it is different, the frame
+that owns the minibuffer window. This means that if, for example, a
+user splits a window while getting input from the minibuffer on the same
+frame, that split will be undone when exiting the minibuffer.
+
+If this option is @code{nil}, no such restorations are done. Hence, the
+window split mentioned above will persist after exiting the minibuffer.
+@end defvar
+
+
@node Object from Minibuffer
@section Reading Lisp Objects with the Minibuffer
@cindex minibuffer input, reading lisp objects
--- a/src/minibuf.c
+++ b/src/minibuf.c
@@ -500,19 +500,21 @@ read_minibuf (Lisp_Object map, Lisp_Object initial, Lisp_Object prompt,
record_unwind_protect_void (choose_minibuf_frame);
- record_unwind_protect (restore_window_configuration,
- Fcons (Qt, Fcurrent_window_configuration (Qnil)));
+ if (read_minibuffer_restore_windows)
+ record_unwind_protect (restore_window_configuration,
+ Fcons (Qt, Fcurrent_window_configuration (Qnil)));
/* If the minibuffer window is on a different frame, save that
frame's configuration too. */
mini_frame = WINDOW_FRAME (XWINDOW (minibuf_window));
- if (!EQ (mini_frame, selected_frame))
+
+ if (read_minibuffer_restore_windows && !EQ (mini_frame, selected_frame))
record_unwind_protect (restore_window_configuration,
Fcons (/* Arrange for the frame later to be
- switched back to the calling
- frame. */
- Qnil,
- Fcurrent_window_configuration (mini_frame)));
+ switched back to the calling
+ frame. */
+ Qnil,
+ Fcurrent_window_configuration (mini_frame)));
/* If the minibuffer is on an iconified or invisible frame,
make it visible now. */
@@ -2186,6 +2188,15 @@ syms_of_minibuf (void)
uses to hide passwords. */);
Vread_hide_char = Qnil;
+ DEFVAR_BOOL ("read-minibuffer-restore-windows", read_minibuffer_restore_windows,
+ doc: /* Non-nil means restore window configurations on exit from minibuffer.
+If this is non-nil (the default), reading input with the minibuffer will
+restore, on exit, the window configurations of the frame where the
+minibuffer was entered from and, if it is different, the frame that owns
+the associated minibuffer window. If this is nil, no such restorations
+are done. */);
+ read_minibuffer_restore_windows = true;
+
defsubr (&Sactive_minibuffer_window);
defsubr (&Sset_minibuffer_window);
defsubr (&Sread_from_minibuffer);
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-12-09 9:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 55+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-06 14:07 bug#45072: 28.0.50; Emacs switches other buffer back uncontrollably, if other window's buffer is changed by user during minibuffer editing Jean Louis
2020-12-07 16:10 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-07 16:42 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-07 17:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-07 18:49 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-07 19:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-07 19:45 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-08 8:09 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-08 14:09 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-12-08 14:18 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-08 14:47 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-08 14:58 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-08 16:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-08 16:14 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-08 15:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-12-09 9:33 ` martin rudalics [this message]
2021-08-03 7:57 ` Juri Linkov
2021-08-04 6:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-04 8:39 ` Juri Linkov
2021-08-04 8:56 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-04 20:17 ` Juri Linkov
2021-08-05 10:55 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-08-05 23:36 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-08 19:15 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-09 9:34 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-09 10:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-09 15:16 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-09 19:11 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-10 7:44 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-10 8:30 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 9:46 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-10 10:16 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 11:52 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-10 12:07 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-11 9:39 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-12 1:47 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 8:32 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-10 9:47 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-10 10:21 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-10 11:52 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-10 12:21 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-12 20:49 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-13 7:26 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-14 20:28 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-15 7:59 ` martin rudalics
2021-01-15 8:57 ` Juri Linkov
2021-04-19 13:54 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-19 16:02 ` martin rudalics
2021-04-19 18:09 ` Juri Linkov
2021-04-19 13:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-19 16:02 ` martin rudalics
2021-04-19 16:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-19 17:11 ` martin rudalics
2020-12-08 5:33 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-08 15:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
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