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ERC switches to channel buffer on reconnect

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me>
Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, 51753 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-erc <at> gnu.org, Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#51753: ERC switches to channel buffer on reconnect
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2021 06:22:06 +0100

"J.P." <jp <at> neverwas.me> writes:

> The simplest approach might be to just change the default values of
> `erc-join-buffer' and `erc-auto-query' to 'bury.

Yup.

> However, if people want something different to happen when
> automatically reconnecting, we'd probably have to remember whether
> `erc-server-reconnect-count' was ever positive before crossing the
> logical connection threshold for the current session.
>
> This may come down to having `erc-connection-established' record the
> count prior to resetting it (perhaps in a new, internal variable). And
> then, during re-JOINs, `erc-setup-buffer' could weigh that recorded
> value against some new option, like an `erc-display-reconnect' (or
> whatever), and proceed accordingly.

Sounds good to me.

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