GNU bug report logs - #57081
29.0.50; [PATCH] Point associated with Window for good reasons

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Message #17 received at 57081 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: dick.r.chiang <at> gmail.com, 57081 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#57081: 29.0.50;
 [PATCH] Point associated with Window for good reasons
Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:18:37 +0300

> Cc: 57081 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:55:54 +0200
> 
> dick.r.chiang <at> gmail.com writes:
> 
> > When temporarily switching out one window, say to check a definition,
> > our flow gets wrecked by C-x b's refusal to flip back to the original
> > buffer since it's already displayed in another window, albeit, and
> > very importantly, at a different point (which to belabor things, is
> > the whole reason we want the same buffer in two windows).
> 
> I think adding this might make sense, but with a user option to control
> the action.

Which action is that?  As I explained already, if we want to be able
to display the same buffer at another position, that is already
supported in "emacs -Q".

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