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24.3.50; display-buffer does not work well with custom frames.

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Keith David Bershatsky <esq <at> lawlist.com>
Cc: 15189 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#15189: 24.3.50; display-buffer does not work well with custom
 frames.
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 15:06:48 +0200

> This does not work well with find-file in conjunction with several
> frames because find-file is executed BEFORE custom frame functions are
> run.  The result is that the buffer that initially had focus ends up
> getting buried even though the file being opened is in a new frame.
> The only reliable workaround appears to be calling the find-file
> command AFTER the custom frame functions are run, which (in my lay
> opinion) defeats the purpose of using display-buffer.

IIUC you want to make `find-file' behave like `find-file-other-frame' by
default.  Is that correct?  Or what am I missing?

martin

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