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dired-pop-to-buffer in wrong place

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 1806 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#1806: dired-pop-to-buffer in wrong place
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:13:14 -0400

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

> Actually after Martin introduced a new variable `window-nest' it's
> possible now to fix this bug in `dired-pop-to-buffer' where window space
> for the *Marked Files* buffer is stolen from the wrong window in the
> following configuration:
>
>           ______________________________________
>          | ____________________________________ |
>          ||                                    ||
>          ||                                    ||
>          ||_________________W2_________________||
>          | ____________________________________ |
>          ||                                    ||
>          ||_________________W3_________________||
>          |__________________W1__________________|
>

I assume W2 is showing the Dired buffer in this example?  If so, the
proposed patch has no effect---W2 is split, so W3 is between the *Marked
Files* buffer and the echo area.

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