GNU bug report logs - #12181
24.1.50; doc of `switch-to-buffer'

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Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2012 15:32:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.1.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 12181 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12181: 24.1.50; doc of `switch-to-buffer'
Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:52:12 +0800

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> It says that the function displays the buffer in the selected window.
> But later it says that it might display it in another window or it might
> raise an error and not display it at all.
>  
> The description should be reworded to say that it generally _tries_ to
> display the buffer in the selected window.  Otherwise it just sounds
> contradictory.

This is pretty pedantic, but I clarified the text anyway.
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