GNU bug report logs - #32825
27.0.50; Deterministic window management

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Package: emacs;

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

Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:15:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: moreinfo

Found in version 27.0.50

Fixed in version 29.0.50

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>, 32825 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32825: 27.0.50; Deterministic window management
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:33:27 +0300

>> Another problem with 'append' is that when the user switches to the
>> window where *Backtrace* was displayed last time, and types 'C-x C-e'
>> in that window, then *Backtrace* will be displayed in the same window.
>> Maybe it should have (inhibit-same-window . t)?
>
> I guess that would make sense.

In bug#32790 we discussed a possibility to use the display action
display-buffer-below-selected for the *Backtrace* buffer that will
predictably always display *Backtrace* below from the selected window.

Maybe this makes sense as well?
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