GNU bug report logs - #19571
25.0.50; `display-buffer-alist': ALIST is completely undefined

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 02:13:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 19571 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#19571: 25.0.50; `display-buffer-alist': ALIST is completely undefined
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:38:05 +0200

> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:12:04 -0800 (PST)
> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
> 
> 
> ALIST is mentioned only here:
> 
>  ACTION is a cons cell (FUNCTION . ALIST), where FUNCTION is a
>   function or a list of functions.  Each such function should
>   accept two arguments: a buffer to display and an alist of the
>   same form as ALIST.  See `display-buffer' for details.
> 
> "of the same form as ALIST"?  Really?  What form is that?  Where is
> *anything* said about the form of ALIST?

It's an alist.  And you are referred to the documentation of
'display-buffer' for details.  I see nothing wrong with that.
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