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bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible b
From: |
martin rudalics |
Subject: |
bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default |
Date: |
Tue, 8 Oct 2019 10:45:04 +0200 |
> Fortunately we already have several default key bindings for this:
>
> C-x <C-left>, C-x <left>, <XF86Back>
> C-x <C-right>, C-x <right>, <XF86Forward>
These are not auto-repeatable, alas.
> But nevertheless customizability of buffers for the C-x b prompt
> could be improved. The current gratuitous removing visible buffers from
> C-x b prompt sometimes makes more harm than good. One example case:
>
> 0. emacs -Q
> 1. C-h e -- this displays *Messages* in another window
>
> Now try to show the *scratch* buffer in another window,
> the most convenient way is:
>
> 2. C-x 4 b -- and select the current buffer *scratch*
>
> but there is no "*scratch*" in completions of C-x 4 b,
> because completions doesn't include the current buffer,
> so need to type the whole string "*scratch* RET".
To me that's two bugs in the completions mechanism itself. It does
propose *Messages* first although that buffer is already displayed in
another window and does not propose *scratch* although that buffer
does not show in another window. For me, a correct interpretation of
C-x 4 b is to propose *scratch* first and _maybe_ propose *Messages*
additionally for people who don't like C-x o. C-x b in the very same
configuration does it right IMHO.
martin
- bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/10/07
- bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/10/08
- bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default, Juri Linkov, 2019/10/09
- bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2019/10/09
- bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default, martin rudalics, 2019/10/11
bug#37514: PATCH: Add setting to allow switching to an already-visible buffer by default, Robert Pluim, 2019/10/07