bug#33871: 27.0.50; Revert Dired window saved in window configuration

[martin rudalics]

> Thanks.  Is it possible to avoid 'with-selected-window' in other hooks?
> Maybe something like this:
>
> (setq-default window-use-context-function
>                (lambda (w context)
>                  (let ((point (window-point w)))
>                    (with-current-buffer (window-buffer w)

I suppose that in the general case you need a

(save-excursion

from here

>                      (goto-char point)
>                      (when-let ((f (alist-get 'front-context-string context)))
>                        (search-forward f (point-max) t)
>                        (goto-char (match-beginning 0)))
>                      (when-let ((r (alist-get 'rear-context-string context)))
>                        (search-backward r (point-min) t)
>                        (goto-char (match-end 0)))
>                      (setq point (point)))

till here

)

>                  (set-window-point w point))))


Probably something similar is needed for dired, for example to handle
the case where its buffer is simultaneously shown in two windows with
their points on different lines.

martin