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bug#12943: 24.2.50; switch to help buffer with > 3-window-split
From: |
Dmitry Gutov |
Subject: |
bug#12943: 24.2.50; switch to help buffer with > 3-window-split |
Date: |
Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:52:41 +0400 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (windows-nt) |
martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> writes:
>> Hm, the default 'other of help-window-select is inconsistent and aims a
>> very specific user pattern.
>
> The idea behind the default is:
>
> (1) If the help window is the only other window on the frame, you can
> type C-x o q to restore the state before invoking help.
>
> (2) If the help buffer is shown in a third or fourth window, there's no
> obvious key sequence to do that. If, however, the help window gets
> selected, typing "q" will do.
FWIW, I strongly prefer the behavior of help-window-select set to t, and
I agree with Vitaly (and Chong, apparently) that the default behavior of
'other seems the least natural.