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27.2; [DOC] Paragraph about quit-restore-window

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: ke.vigouroux <at> laposte.net
Subject: Re: bug#52328: 27.2; [DOC] Paragraph about quit-restore-window
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2021 12:00:31 +0100

> If the third element of the ‘quit-restore’ parameter is a list of
> buffer, window start (*note Window Start and End), and point
> (*note
> Window Point), and that buffer is still live, the buffer will be
> displayed, and start and point set accordingly. If, in addition,
> WINDOW’s buffer was temporarily resized, this function will also try to
> restore the original height of WINDOW.
> #+end_quote
>
> It seems to me that there could be an error in the presentation or in
> the designation of the elements.
>
> Is it the WINDOW parameter (second element of ‘quit-restore’) or is it
> the window selected at the time the parameter was created (third element
> of ‘quit-restore’)?

The manual is wrong.  It is the _second_ element of the 'quit-restore'
parameter and not the third.

Thanks, martin

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