GNU bug report logs - #33033
27.0.50; [wishlist] Registers for non-file buffers

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 08:10:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 27.0.50

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 33033 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#33033: 27.0.50; [wishlist] Registers for non-file buffers
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:17:24 +0100

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

> Ah, I see.  Yes, then it makes sense to add a `buffer' form, too, I
> think?
>
> Does anybody object to this?  It seems about as useful as the `file'
> form...  And looking at the implementation in register.el, it looks
> pretty trivial to add.

I've now added this to Emacs 29.

As for the:

> E.g. (set-register ?l '(mode emacs-lisp)) could switch to the last
> recently used buffer in emacs-lisp mode.

I don't think that sounds generally useful enough, so I've not added
that.

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