M-x grep/compile clobbers other buffers

M-x grep/compile clobbers other buffers

[Dan Debertin]

Pressing RET or C-c C-c in a *grep* or *compile* window appears to
call find-file-other-window, which is fine, except it routinely
opens the file in other windows I'm using, like *shell*. Is there an
exclusion-list for this function that will cause it to skip buffers
with certain names?

Thanks,

Dan
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Re: M-x grep/compile clobbers other buffers

[Kai Großjohann]

Dan Debertin <airboss@nodewarrior.org> writes:

> Pressing RET or C-c C-c in a *grep* or *compile* window appears to
> call find-file-other-window, which is fine, except it routinely
> opens the file in other windows I'm using, like *shell*. Is there an
> exclusion-list for this function that will cause it to skip buffers
> with certain names?

You can dedicate a window to a buffer, M-x apropos RET dedicat RET.
It's not a command, I think, so you have to invoke some Lisp.

Does this help?
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Re: M-x grep/compile clobbers other buffers

[Dan Debertin]

kai.grossjohann@uni-duisburg.de (Kai Großjohann) writes:


> You can dedicate a window to a buffer, M-x apropos RET dedicat RET.
> It's not a command, I think, so you have to invoke some Lisp.
> 
> Does this help?

Yes, that's exactly what I was looking for. This appears to do what I
want --

(add-hook 'shell-mode-hook 
	  '((lambda ()
	      (set-window-dedicated-p (selected-window) t))))
        
Thanks; I knew there had to be something for that.

Dan
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