GNU bug report logs - #58346
29.0.50; Cannot switch buffers in minibuffer window (in other frame)

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: miha <at> kamnitnik.top
Cc: 58346 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bugs <at> gnu.support
Subject: bug#58346: 29.0.50; Cannot switch buffers in minibuffer window (in other frame)
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:05:12 +0300

tags 58346 notabug
thanks.

> Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:57:21 +0200
> From: miha--- via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support> writes:
> 
> > 1. I have 2 frames;
> >
> > 2. In one frame I have minibuffer, asking me something;
> >
> > 3. I need information from other frame;
> >
> > 4. I switch to other frame; that works; I can type in other frame;
> >
> > 5. But I need to switch buffer in that other frame, switching buffer is
> >    not allowed;
> 
> Have you tried
> (setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
> 
> > That is not logical. Especially if I can use menu Buffers and click on
> > buffer to swtich to it.
> >
> > It is also not logical that minibuffer prompt appears in all frames. It
> > should be locked to single frame. Not to all frames.
> 
> Perhaps (setq minibuffer-follows-selected-frame nil) could be more to
> your liking, or maybe (setq minibuffer-follows-selected-frame 'partial).

Indeed, I think one or the other should fit the bill.

Emacs behaves as expected here, there's no bug.

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