GNU bug report logs - #32607
27.0.50; pop-to-buffer in next-error-no-select

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2018 22:34:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #73 received at 32607 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 32607 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#32607: 27.0.50; pop-to-buffer in next-error-no-select
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 18:03:58 -0400

IIUC next-error-no-select is provided so you can do `n n n n n` to display
the various grep hits "in their habitats" while staying within the
*grep* buffer.

> If the purpose of 'next-error-no-select' is simply to not select the
> window of the locus buffer, then 'next-error-no-select' should no rely
> on 'next-error'.  Rather we should provide a generic function to
> display the locus buffer and have 'next-error' select the window used
> and 'next-error-no-select' not select that window.

Sounds right,


        Stefan
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