GNU bug report logs - #11039
24.0.94; Window incorrectly getting selected

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 12943

Found in versions 24.0.94, 24.2.50

Done: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 11039 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11039: 24.0.94; Window incorrectly getting selected
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:05:25 +0800

martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> writes:

> This is the default behavior since 23.1.  If you don't like it, you
> can customize `help-window-select' to nil.

Ah, I didn't remember the existence of this variable.  What's the
rationale?  I went back and searched emacs-devel, and couldn't find any
relevant discussion.  The behavior seems rather counter-intuitive.
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