GNU bug report logs - #25054
25.1; bury-buffer makes bad choice of next buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:53:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Francesco Potortì <pot <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 25054 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#25054: 25.1; bury-buffer makes bad choice of next buffer
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:09:26 +0100
> I wonder why the default was set to t.  Do you know if there is a simple
> explanation?

To return to a previous window configuration without having to restore
it explicitly.  Consider simultaneous editing of two portions of the
same buffer after C-x 2.  If one of the windows is temporarily used for
showing things like help, info or completions, quitting that window
should implicitly restore previous buffer and location.

The thread on Bug#20861 contains an explanation why your buffer "c" (one
that was never shown before in the window you created via C-x 4 b) is
unveiled there by ‘bury-buffer’.  Maybe Jürgen's solution could be
improved by switching to an already visible buffer (like "c") only after
all other possibilities have been exhausted.  Patches welcome ;-)

martin





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