[Emacs-diffs] master 8b31d85: ; * etc/NEWS: Add entry for display-buffer-reuse-mode-window

[Nicolas Richard]

branch: master
commit 8b31d850e1d5e4988905ecc9c4ed4587a3e8dcbd
Author: Nicolas Richard <address@hidden>
Commit: Nicolas Richard <address@hidden>

    ; * etc/NEWS: Add entry for display-buffer-reuse-mode-window
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 etc/NEWS |   10 ++++++++++
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index b651b9e..d9d1483 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ that negotiation should complete even on non-blocking 
sockets.
 `window-pixel-height-before-size-change' allow to detect which window
 changed size when `window-size-change-functions' are run.
 
++++
+** New function `display-buffer-reuse-mode-window' is an action function
+suitable for use in `display-buffer-alist'. For example, to avoid creating
+a new window when opening man pages when there's already one, use
+(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist
+     '("\\`\\*Man .*\\*\\'" .
+       (display-buffer-reuse-mode-window
+        (inhibit-same-window . nil)
+        (mode . Man-mode))))
+
 
 * Changes in Emacs 25.2 on Non-Free Operating Systems