GNU bug report logs - #1806
dired-pop-to-buffer in wrong place

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Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:40:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Roland Winkler <Roland.Winkler <at> physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Cc: 1806 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Subject: bug#1806: dired-pop-to-buffer in wrong place
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 15:44:25 -0400

>> I meant whether `proced' which uses `pop-to-buffer' has any preferences
>> about where and how to pop up that buffer.

> I see. I have never much thought about that. If anyone has some
> argument why it might be better that Proced used something else
> instead of a simple call of pop-to-buffer, I'd be happy to use some
> appropriate code. Otherwise I suggest to keep it the way it is now
> (or wait till after the next release). Certainly, Proced is
> different from Dired in the sense that normally one will have only
> one such buffer.

We should refrain from using anything else than just a plain
`pop-to-buffer', except for those cases where it is clearly problematic.


        Stefan
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