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

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Message #98 received at 32825 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>, 32825 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32825: 27.0.50; Deterministic window management
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:00:15 +0200

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

> >> 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?

A lot of users may like this, but not all I think at least if you can't
configure it away.  It's hard to tell how it feels unless you try it for
a while.

Michael.

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