From unknown Sun Jun 15 08:12:56 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#33533 <33533@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#33533 <33533@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: 26.1; set-window-configuration does not restore display start Reply-To: bug#33533 <33533@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:12:56 +0000 retitle 33533 26.1; set-window-configuration does not restore display start reassign 33533 emacs submitter 33533 Markus Triska severity 33533 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Nov 27 17:16:48 2018 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Nov 2018 22:16:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52583 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gRley-0007k6-3R for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:48 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:51175) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gRlew-0007jt-84 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:46 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRlep-0001hZ-Ud for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:40 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:54591) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRleo-0001gz-UD for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:39 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60764) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRlen-0007Oi-Vu for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:38 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRlei-0001dj-HE for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:37 -0500 Received: from metalevel.at ([78.46.218.83]:50694) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRlei-0001dS-6F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 17:16:32 -0500 Received: from debian (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by metalevel.at (Postfix) with ESMTP id 04B86A2AFD for ; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:16:31 +0100 (CET) Received: by debian (Postfix, from userid 1000) id DB2C9E1396; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:05:09 +0100 (CET) From: Markus Triska To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Subject: 26.1; set-window-configuration does not restore display start Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 23:05:09 +0100 Message-ID: <87h8g22n3e.fsf@metalevel.at> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) In "emacs -Q", please evaluate the following form: (let ((buf (get-buffer-create "buf"))) (switch-to-buffer buf) (erase-buffer) (dotimes (x 10) (insert (format "x is %s\n" x))) (recenter 3) (sit-for 1) (let ((conf (current-window-configuration)) (ws (window-start)) (str (with-current-buffer buf (buffer-string)))) (with-current-buffer buf (erase-buffer) (insert str)) (set-window-configuration conf) (sit-for 1) (message "window-start: %s vs. %s" ws (window-start)))) This shows that after set-window-configuration, even though the buffer content is the same as at the time the configuration was obtained, the value of (window-start) differs from before: After the window configuration is set, (window-start) is 1. I expect it to be 50 (i.e., the value at the time the configuration was obtained), because the documentation of current-window-configuration states: This describes ... for each ... buffer, where display starts ... If possible, could you please consider restoring window-start to the exact same position? Thank you very much! In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw scroll bars) of 2018-11-18 built on debian Repository revision: 07f8f9bc5a51f5aa94eb099f3e15fbe0c20ea1ea Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11902000 System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.6 (stretch) From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Tue Nov 27 19:47:24 2018 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 28 Nov 2018 00:47:24 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52656 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gRo0i-0002r7-2Q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:47:24 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39032) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1gRo0g-0002ql-D2 for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:47:22 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRo0Z-00039O-7V for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:47:17 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:41966) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1gRo0Y-00038L-WD for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:47:15 -0500 Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1gRo0X-0003NK-Qf for control@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:47:14 -0500 Subject: control message for bug 33533 To: X-Mailer: mail (GNU Mailutils 2.99.98) Message-Id: From: Glenn Morris Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:47:13 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -5.0 (-----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -6.0 (------) merge 33532 33533