From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: 20472@debbugs.gnu.org, Ed Avis <eda@waniasset.com>
Subject: bug#20472: 24.4; Cannot switch buffers in a dedicated window - report this error earlier
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 21:46:20 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwviocd842v.fsf-monnier+emacsbugs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <55425888.6080106@gmx.at> (martin rudalics's message of "Thu, 30 Apr 2015 18:30:00 +0200")
>> Cannot switch buffers in a dedicated window
>>
>> This error message should appear earlier, as soon as C-x b is given.
>> Emacs should not ask you to type in the new buffer name before it tells
>> you that switching buffers is not allowed.
> Indeed. Unless someone has a better idea I'll install something like
> the below.
An alternative would be to make C-x b use another window in such a case.
I.e. remove the `force-same-window' argument (I think that would make
sense at least for the window-minibuffer-p case). An other alternative
would be to un-dedicate the window (only after prompting the user, tho).
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-05-01 1:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-04-30 15:33 bug#20472: 24.4; Cannot switch buffers in a dedicated window - report this error earlier Ed Avis
2015-04-30 16:30 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-01 1:46 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2015-05-01 10:41 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-01 18:06 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-02 8:57 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-04 1:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2015-05-05 9:18 ` martin rudalics
2015-05-20 9:47 ` martin rudalics
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