From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jean Louis Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs 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: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 21:49:02 +0300 Message-ID: References: <86eek3hvu5.fsf@protected.rcdrun.com> <87eek1fvgf.fsf@gnus.org> <83eek18ref.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="2765"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Mutt/2.0 (3d08634) (2020-11-07) Cc: larsi@gnus.org, 45072@debbugs.gnu.org To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 07 19:57:12 2020 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLhA-0000Xp-Bm for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 19:57:12 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:46004 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLh9-0008MQ-EJ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:57:11 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:41800) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLe6-0007bf-OF for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:54:02 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:43948) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLe6-0001UP-Fb for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:54:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLe6-00057D-Cm for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:54:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Jean Louis Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:54:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 45072 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 45072-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B45072.160736720519619 (code B ref 45072); Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:54:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 45072) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2020 18:53:25 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55494 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLdS-00056K-Sg for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:53:25 -0500 Original-Received: from static.rcdrun.com ([95.85.24.50]:35973) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1kmLdG-00055y-Jq for 45072@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:53:21 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([::ffff:197.157.0.57]) (AUTH: PLAIN admin, TLS: TLS1.2,256bits,ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384) by static.rcdrun.com with ESMTPSA id 00000000002C0003.000000005FCE7A0F.000055B4; Mon, 07 Dec 2020 18:53:03 +0000 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <83eek18ref.fsf@gnu.org> X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:195280 Archived-At: * Eli Zaretskii [2020-12-07 20:20]: > > Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 19:42:45 +0300 > > From: Jean Louis > > Cc: 45072@debbugs.gnu.org > > > > Why is that default there? > > Because minibuffer input can easily create one or more additional > windows, e.g. to show the completion candidates, and we don't want > that to be left on display when you exit the minibuffer. > > My recommendation is not to "abuse" the recursive editing; the ELisp > manual rightfully warns against that, albeit indirectly. If you > frequently need ti switch away of the minibuffer without exiting it, I > suggest to use a separate frame for your excursions: when exiting the > minibuffer, Emacs only restores the windows on the frame where you > entered the minibuffer (assuming you aren't using minibuffer-only > frames). If there is logic and reason fine, we close this?