Re: Hook for "buffer switched"

[Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan@gmail.com>]

2010/12/15 Elena <egarrulo@gmail.com>:
> On Dec 15, 5:07 am, Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
>> > Is there any hook that is run when a buffer is switched?
>>
>> I think generally the answer is "no", tho this question is ill-formed:
>> it's not clear what you mean by switching buffer: do you mean "change
>> the currently active buffer" (i.e. what is done by `set-buffer'), or
>> "change the buffer displayed in the current window", or "select
>> a different window showing a different buffer", or ...
>
> I would like to be able to handle the "change
> the currently active buffer" case.
>
>
>> > If not, why not?
>>
>> Maybe because to a large extent it's an ill-defined problem and once
>> they try to define it better, people seem to end up deciding they don't
>> really need to solve it any more?
>
> Or maybe because they are not able to solve it reliably.  For
> instance, I'd like Viper state to be global instead of buffer-local.
> For this to work, I would have to know whenever the current active
> buffer changes and switch Viper state when needed.  Or I could just
> prefer always switching to Normal state whenever I switch buffer.
>

How come I never received Stefan's e-mail?

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Deniz Dogan