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But when, +for example, @code{display-buffer-base-action} is customized to +@w{@code{(nil . ((some-window . mru)))}}, then the value @code{mru} +means that this function will prefer the most recently used window +that is useful to display several buffers in the same window +in a layout with more than two windows. This is ambiguous - we should emphasize that these buffers are not displayed at the same time. I'd write something like the following: The default behavior might become irritating when 'display-buffer' is used to display a number of related buffers in a row. Consider a configuration of two or more windows where a user wants to consult, in a non-selected window, one after the other, the results of a query spread among several buffers. With the 'lru' strategy, Emacs might continuously choose another window because the least recently used window changes with every call of 'display-buffer-use-some-window'. With the 'mru' strategy, the window chosen would always remain the same, resulting in a less confusing user experience. If I got it right ... martin