Re: switch-to-buffer: for interactive use only

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> ! If the selected window is weakly dedicated, switch to
> ! BUFFER-OR-NAME anyway (see `set-window-dedicated-p').  If the
> ! selected window is strongly dedicated, display BUFFER-OR-NAME in
> ! another window if FORCE-SAME-WINDOW is nil, and signal an error
> ! if FORCE-SAME-WINDOW if non-nil.

I don't think it's necessary to talk so much about dedicated windows.
And FORCE-SAME-WINDOW should simply means that it will signal an error
if it can't use the selected window.

> ! Return the buffer switched to."
>     (interactive
>      (list (read-buffer-to-switch "Switch to buffer: ")))
>     (let ((buffer (window-normalize-buffer-to-switch-to buffer-or-name)))
> !     (when force-same-window
> !       (cond
> !        ((window-minibuffer-p)
> !   	(error "Cannot switch buffers in minibuffer window"))
> !        ((eq (window-dedicated-p) t)
> !   	(error "Cannot switch buffers in a dedicated window"))))
> !     (pop-to-buffer buffer-or-name
> ! 		   '(same-window (reuse-window-dedicated . weak))
> ! 		   norecord nil)))
  
AFAIU, this can still use another window when force-same-window is
non-nil.


        Stefan