Subject: bug#48271: 27.1: window-dedicated behavior change

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:22:19 +0200

Boruch Baum <[email-masked]> writes:

> Since upgrading to this emacs version, windows seemingly at random
> points become dedicated.
>
> Case in point: I just now used dired to navigate to an .../emacs/etc
> directory in order to open the NEWS file. Upon having dired perform the
> find-file operation, the NEWS file was opened in a prior-created window
> (desirable, expected, and prior behavior) on a prior-created (also
> desirable, expected, and prior behavior), but dedicated (undesirable,
> unexpected, and not prior behavior).
>
> This has been happening with elisp file buffer and even with help
> buffers.

(I'm going through old bug reports that unfortunately weren't resolved
at the time.)

Do you still see this behaviour in recent Emacs versions?

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