GNU bug report logs - #45072
28.0.50; Emacs switches other buffer back uncontrollably, if other window's buffer is changed by user during minibuffer editing

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, larsi <at> gnus.org, Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>, 45072 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#45072: 28.0.50; Emacs switches other buffer back uncontrollably, if other window's buffer is changed by user during minibuffer editing
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 09:52:06 -0400

>> But 'minibuffer-hide-completions' uses 'bury-buffer' which would delete
>> the completions window unconditionally even when it was only reused for
>> showing completions.  IMO 'bury-buffer' is practically always the wrong
>> choice for Lisp functions to call.
>
> Maybe 'quit-window' is better?

Part of the problem is one of documentation: it's hard to know which one
to call just by reading the docstrings.

Also the above quoted text sounds counter intuitive: "bury buffer"
sounds like it's mostly focused on hiding the *buffer*, potentially
hiding the window along the way if necessary, whereas "quit window"
sounds like it's mostly going to eliminate the *window*.

Of course, there's also the fact that `quit-window` is fairly new
(introduced in Emacs-24), whereas `bury-buffer` has been with us forever.


        Stefan

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