GNU bug report logs - #35860
Delayed window positioning after buffer display

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 35860 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#35860: Delayed window positioning after buffer display
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 23:24:52 +0300

> OK.  But
>
> -;; (4) A marker (`help-window-point-marker') to move point in the help
> +;; (4) A marker (`window-point') to move point in the help
>  ;;     window to an arbitrary buffer position.
>
> sounds irritating IMHO.  If it's used for help windows only, then why
> rename it?  Otherwise, we should at least leave the '-marker' postfix
> and provide some additional identification so maybe use something like
> 'temp-buffer-window-point-marker'

It's generalized now to be used not only for help windows.
The '-marker' postfix is not needed because it can be either
marker or integer, i.e. any value that set-window-point accepts
for its POSITION argument.

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