GNU bug report logs - #16909
24.3; scrolling *Completions* window with tab sometimes chooses a wrong window

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Message #20 received at 16909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Lukasz Pawelczyk <havner <at> gmail.com>
Cc: "16909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <16909 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#16909: 24.3; scrolling *Completions* window with tab sometimes
 chooses a wrong window
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 20:18:17 +0100

>> (1) Kill the *Completions* buffer when we're done so it won't be
>>     inadvertently displayed by `other-window-for-scrolling'.
>
>
> How is this supposed to work?
> The problem is _during_ the Completions buffer is shown, when we're hitting
> Tab, not when we're done. Besides its window is usually closed
> automatically.

We have to detect the moment when the window is closed automatically
anyway.  At that time we can either kill the buffer or reset
`other-window-scroll-buffer'.

> Killing the buffer won't make the scroll-other-window work
> the usuall way.

How comes?  Ahh... I see.  If `other-window-scroll-buffer' is non-nil
and the buffer was killed in the meantime `display-buffer' throws an
arg out of range error.  That's silly ... should be fixed now.

>> (2) Bind `other-window-scroll-buffer' temporarily only as long as the
>>     *Completions* buffer is shown.
>
>
> This would work I imagine. But don't do this in general when the
> Completions buffer is shown, but only when we use autocomplete
> functionality with Tab _and_ the buffer is shown.

Could you try doing that?  I have no idea where to start.

martin

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