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23.0.60; Customization buffers shows up empty

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "vr.sundar" <vr.sundar <at> gmail.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; Customization buffers shows up empty
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 07:28:08 -0800

Whenever I try to customize a variable using M-x customize-variable,
the customization buffer that opens up is empty. The actual output
(the text, buttons etc) that I expect to see in the customization
buffer is usually in the file I had open when I ran the
customize-variable command. This happens consistently for me with
version 23 cvs trunk configured with --with-ns. I am using a Mac OS X
10.4

In the current case, I ran customize-variable while I was looking at
toggle.el. The customization buffer came up empty but the actual
buttons/text now show up in toggle.el.


In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (i386-apple-darwin8.11.1, NS apple-appkit-824.48)
 of 2008-12-29 on Sundar-Vasans-Computer.local
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version
97.112.112.108.101.45.97.112.112.107.105.116.45.56.50.52.46.52.56
configured using `configure  '--with-ns''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $LC_CTYPE: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $LC_MONETARY: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $LC_TIME: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $LANG: en_US.ISO8859-1
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: iso-latin-1-unix
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Fundamental

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  ecb-minor-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  size-indication-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <down-mouse-1>
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <up> <up>
<up> <up> <up> <up> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-s C-w
C-w C-w C-w C-w C-w C-s C-s C-s <down> <up> <right>
<right> C-s C-w C-w C-w C-w C-w <left> C-M-b C-f C-s
C-w C-w C-w C-w C-s C-s <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-s
C-w C-w C-w C-w C-s <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down>
<down> <down> <down> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x b
t a C-s <return> M-x h e x l <tab> - m <tab> <return>
<right> <right> <right> <right> <left> <left> <left>
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left>
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left>
<left> <left> <left> <left> M-x t a g s - t <tab> <return>
C-x k <return> C-x C-f t a g s <return> <up> <up> <down>
<down> <down> <up> <up> <down> <right> <right> <right>
<right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right> <right>
<right> <right> M-x h e x l - m o <tab> <return> C-c
C-c <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1>
C-x b t o g g l e . C-f e l <return> M-x c u s t o
<tab> - v a <tab> <return> t o g g <tab> <tab> <return>
M-x r e p o r t - e <tab> <return>

Recent messages:
Mark set [24 times]
Making completion list...
Mark set [2188 times]
Searching for `toggle.'....
Mark set [22 times]
Making completion list...
Creating customization items...
Creating customization items ...done
Resetting customization items...done
Creating customization setup...done

Message #10 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "vr.sundar" <vr.sundar <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 1763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1763: 23.0.60; Customization buffers shows up empty
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:17:06 -0500

> Whenever I try to customize a variable using M-x customize-variable,
> the customization buffer that opens up is empty. The actual output
> (the text, buttons etc) that I expect to see in the customization
> buffer is usually in the file I had open when I ran the
> customize-variable command. This happens consistently for me with
> version 23 cvs trunk configured with --with-ns. I am using a Mac OS X
> 10.4

> In the current case, I ran customize-variable while I was looking at
> toggle.el. The customization buffer came up empty but the actual
> buttons/text now show up in toggle.el.

Can you reproduce it starting from "emacs -Q"?
If so, what are all the steps needed to reproduce it?
If not, try to trim down your .emacs file until you find the piece of
code that triggers this bug.


        Stefan

Message #20 received at 1763 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: 1763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; Customization buffers shows up empty
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:35:40 +0100

> In the current case, I ran customize-variable while I was looking at
> toggle.el. The customization buffer came up empty but the actual
> buttons/text now show up in toggle.el.

Could you try with ECB switched off?

martin

Message #25 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "vr.sundar" <vr.sundar <at> gmail.com>
To: "Stefan Monnier" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 1763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-pretest-bug <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#1763: 23.0.60; Customization buffers shows up empty
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:15:33 -0800

On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> Can you reproduce it starting from "emacs -Q"?
> If so, what are all the steps needed to reproduce it?
> If not, try to trim down your .emacs file until you find the piece of
> code that triggers this bug.
>

No, it works fine when I startup with -Q. The code that triggers this
bug is the (require 'ecb) line. I have the ecb snapshot installed from
the ecb website. Google turned up this page
http://www.nabble.com/Customize-contents-ends-up-in-the-wrong-buffer.-to20975733.html#a20975848
so looks like this bug has already been reported to the ecb list.

Not sure what the process is here, but if ecb is going to be part of
emacs in a future release, is it possible to file this ticket against
that release to make sure it is fixed by then?

Thanks for your help

Sundar

Message #35 received at 1763 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: 1763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: "[AvataR]" <public.avatar <at> gmail.com>, vr.sundar <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#1683: 23.0.60; ECB (buffers?)
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:30:51 +0100

> I just use patch from ecb mail list:
>
> --- ecb-layout.el.~1.258.~ Thu May 8 22:03:44 2008
> +++ ecb-layout.el Tue Jan 6 14:35:43 2009
> @@ -1707,6 +1707,7 @@
>    (ad-get-arg 0) (ad-get-arg 1))
>    (select-window (display-buffer (ad-get-arg 0)
>    (ad-get-arg 1)))
> +  (set-buffer (ad-get-arg 0))
>    (if (ad-get-arg 2)
>    ;; not the best solution but for now....
>    (bury-buffer (ad-get-arg 0))))

Thank you.  Could the submitter of bug#1763 please check whether this
fixes his bug too?

martin

Message #42 received at 1763 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "vr.sundar" <vr.sundar <at> gmail.com>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 1763 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "[AvataR]" <public.avatar <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#1683: 23.0.60; ECB (buffers?)
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:16:25 -0800

Yes. That fixes my problem too. Thank you.

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 1:30 AM, martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at> wrote:
>> I just use patch from ecb mail list:
>>
>> --- ecb-layout.el.~1.258.~ Thu May 8 22:03:44 2008
>> +++ ecb-layout.el Tue Jan 6 14:35:43 2009
>> @@ -1707,6 +1707,7 @@
>>    (ad-get-arg 0) (ad-get-arg 1))
>>    (select-window (display-buffer (ad-get-arg 0)
>>    (ad-get-arg 1)))
>> +  (set-buffer (ad-get-arg 0))
>>    (if (ad-get-arg 2)
>>    ;; not the best solution but for now....
>>    (bury-buffer (ad-get-arg 0))))
>
> Thank you.  Could the submitter of bug#1763 please check whether this
> fixes his bug too?
>
> martin
>

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