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24.3.50; [PATCH] `switch-to-buffer*': prefix arg kills original buffer

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 24.3.50; [PATCH] `switch-to-buffer*': prefix arg kills original buffer
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 19:04:14 -0800 (PST)

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The attached patch makes `switch-to-buffer(-other-(window|frame))'
with a prefix arg act analogously to `find-alternate-file': the buffer
current before the switch is killed.

In GNU Emacs 24.3.50.2 (i686-pc-mingw32)
 of 2013-11-28 on LEG570
Bzr revision: 115271 rgm <at> gnu.org-20131128203155-qjc1xsp19z2k64b2
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601
Configured using:
 `configure --enable-checking 'CFLAGS=-O0 -g3' CPPFLAGS=-DGLYPH_DEBUG=1'

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 16024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16024: 24.3.50;
 [PATCH] `switch-to-buffer*': prefix arg kills original buffer
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:08:54 -0800

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

> The attached patch makes `switch-to-buffer(-other-(window|frame))'
> with a prefix arg act analogously to `find-alternate-file': the buffer
> current before the switch is killed.

Hm...  what's the use case?

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Message #11 received at 16024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 16024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: RE: bug#16024: 24.3.50; [PATCH] `switch-to-buffer*': prefix arg kills
 original buffer
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2014 21:20:55 -0800 (PST)

> > The attached patch makes `switch-to-buffer(-other-(window|frame))'
> > with a prefix arg act analogously to `find-alternate-file': the
> > buffer current before the switch is killed.
> 
> Hm...  what's the use case?

Just what it says: kill the current buffer and switch to another.

Same use case as for `find-alternate-file', but for any buffer,
not just a file buffer.

Message #14 received at 16024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 16024 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16024: 24.3.50;
 [PATCH] `switch-to-buffer*': prefix arg kills original buffer
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 03:56:31 -0800

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

>> > The attached patch makes `switch-to-buffer(-other-(window|frame))'
>> > with a prefix arg act analogously to `find-alternate-file': the
>> > buffer current before the switch is killed.
>> 
>> Hm...  what's the use case?
>
> Just what it says: kill the current buffer and switch to another.
>
> Same use case as for `find-alternate-file', but for any buffer,
> not just a file buffer.

Adding a prefix to a gazillion buffer switching commands (to kill the
buffer you're in) doesn't seem like a "use case".

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