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27.0.50; point jumps unexpectedly after delete-window

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 32790 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32790: 27.0.50; point jumps unexpectedly after delete-window
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:14:11 +0200

>> So following your suggestion I reimplemented this feature in windmove.el
>> because it fits its description "directional window-selection routines":
>
> Looks very good now.  This one
>
>> +;;;###autoload
>> +(defun windmove-display-default-keybindings (&optional modifiers)
>
> should be wrapped in a 'defcustom' IMHO.

This is a copy of the existing windmove-default-keybindings
that has no defcustom.

> And while I think that the prompt-like
>
> (message "[display-%s]" dir)
>
> is a good idea, it might fire back when the selected frame does not
> have an echo area.  So I think it should be made customizable too.

What bad will happen when the selected frame has no echo area?

> IMHO we should provide l, r, u/t, d/b directional keybindings as well.

Maybe then h/j/k/l or b/f/n/p?

> And eventually we could provide something for handling frames too---in
> particular, moving to and/or popping up a new frame adjacent to the
> selected one on either side.

I agree, this would be nice.

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