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24.3.91; lisp/frameset.el

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Message #23 received at 17589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>, 
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Arash Cue <eg5cue <at> gmail.com>, 17589 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#17589: 24.3.91; lisp/frameset.el
Date: Tue, 27 May 2014 09:34:16 +0200

>> Saving buffer names is indeed a problem.  I think we should try and
>> remember the actual buffer whenever possible (i.e. until we want to
>> print the object)

Indeed.  This would help when buffers get renamed in between.

> and when printing, we should try and print
>> a description of the buffer, e.g. its file-name if it's visiting a file
>
> Framesets treat window states (from window-state-get) as opaque
> objects. I'm not sure what kind of changes would be required (in the
> window state's API, I mean, not framesets) to implement what you
> suggest.

Currently `window-state-put' relies on buffer files names restored to
their pre-`window-state-put' values.  We probably want a more general
solution in desktop.el to restore the connection between files visited
and the names of the respective buffers in some unified manner.

martin

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