GNU bug report logs - #4812
23.1.50; delete-window move point to the wrong window

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:35:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: 4812-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#4812: 23.1.50; delete-window move point to the wrong window
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:53:38 +0200

> A frame is setup as follows with point in window 1.
> 
>     +------------------+----------+
>     |                  |          |
>     |        1         |     2    |
>     |                  |          |
>     |                  |          |
>     |------------------+----------+
>     |                  |          |
>     |        4         |     3    |
>     |                  |          |
>     |                  |          |
>     +------------------+----------+
> 
> 
> Assume each window is displaying different buffers. If I move point to
> window 4 and `M-x delete-window', the point is moved to window 2.
> 
> It seems to me it is more intuitive if the point is remained in the
> window that is enlarged due to delete-window, in this case, window 1.

Point now moves to the most recently selected window.

Closed, martin.
This bug report was last modified 13 years and 320 days ago.

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