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

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 11039 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11039: 24.0.94; Window incorrectly getting selected
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:48:32 +0100

> With latest trunk,
>
> 1. emacs -Q --maximized
> 2. C-x 3
> 3. C-x o
> 4. C-x 2
> 5. C-x o C-x o
>
> This puts a full-height window on the left, which is selected; and two
> half-height windows on the right.
>
> 6. C-h k m
>
> The topmost half-height window on the right now shows the *Help* buffer.
> But that window is selected---this is the bug.  The help commands should
> not switch windows.
>
> The bug does not occur if there are just two side-by-side windows.

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

martin

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