Subject: bug#33870: 27.0.50; xref-goto-xref not configurable

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:57:29 +0100

> Like we already have such functions as window-in-direction and
 > windmove-display-in-direction, the new function could have a similar name
 > display-buffer-in-direction.

OK (unless we find something better).

 >> - with one nomenclature for a reference window
 >
 > For clarity the alist entry name could include the word "window":
 >
 > (window . selected)
 > (window . main)
 > (window . <window_object>)
 >
 > But for disambiguation maybe also add some prefix like
 >
 > direction-window
 > from-window

'from-window' is not bad.  Maybe also 'reference-window'.  We don't
use such a term in windmove.el.  There we just say that "WINDOW is the
window that movement is relative to".

 > Ok, like (direction . up) and all aliases.

'direction' should be OK then.

martin