bug#12943: 24.2.50; switch to help buffer with > 3-window-split

[Vitalie Spinu]

  >> martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
  >> on Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:19:56 +0100 wrote:

  >> If I have only one window in a frame. C-h v ... RET opens a help buffer, 
but
  >> does not switch to it.  Same with 2 windows in a frame.
  >> 
  >> If I have a 3-window-split, C-h v ... RET pops to the help buffer. This
  >> is a bit annoying and might be indicative of some more severe underlying
  >> problem.
  >> 
  >> I hope this is not an intended behavior.

  > See bug#11039.

Hm, the default 'other of help-window-select is inconsistent and aims a
very specific user pattern.

   From http://debbugs.gnu.org/db/11/11039.html:

   martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:
   
   > When the help window is one out of three windows on a frame and you do
   > _not_ select it, it's quite difficult to restore the state of the frame
   > before showing help.  You would have to (1) manually switch to the help
   > window, (2) type "q" in it, and maybe (3) switch back to the previously
   > selected window.  If, however, you _do_ select the help window, you can
   > simply type "q" in it and get back the old state of affairs.
   

I might want to keep the help window open for long and keep working on
my code while referencing the help. This is my 99% usage pattern.

Now, when I open the help buffer I have to switch back to my working
window all the way back through 3 other windows. Awful.


    Vitalie