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

From: Juri Linkov <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 22:47:16 +0200

>> 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).

Then two new functions will have consistent names:

display-buffer-in-direction
display-buffer-in-window

>>> - 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".

relative-window?

>> Ok, like (direction . up) and all aliases.
>
> 'direction' should be OK then.

Or 'dir' for short.