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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Message #20 received at 45072 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 45072 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: 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, 07 Dec 2020 21:27:59 +0200

> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 21:49:02 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 45072 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > My recommendation is not to "abuse" the recursive editing; the ELisp
> > manual rightfully warns against that, albeit indirectly.  If you
> > frequently need ti switch away of the minibuffer without exiting it, I
> > suggest to use a separate frame for your excursions: when exiting the
> > minibuffer, Emacs only restores the windows on the frame where you
> > entered the minibuffer (assuming you aren't using minibuffer-only
> > frames).
> 
> If there is logic and reason fine, we close this?

The defaults are definitely fine, IMO.  But if you want very much to
have an opt-in behavior to disable restoring of the window
configuration of the frame, I won't object to such an option.

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