Re: Why should it be so hard to tell find-dired to use a different window?

[Stefan Monnier]

> I’m surprised that it works this way?  Does this bother anybody else?

I've been in this fight for a long time, but since I don't use
find-fired, I haven't bumped into this problem.

> Like, I could imagine an alternate world where that call to
> `switch-to-buffer' could be replaced with something as heavy-handed as …
>
>    (pop-to-buffer (get-buffer-create "*Find*")  '(display-buffer-same-window
> (inhibit-same-window)))

There's pop-to-buffer-same-window.

> Is there any particular reason to keep using switch-to-buffer here?

AFAIK the only reason is history,


        Stefan