GNU bug report logs - #63967
28.2; switch-to-buffer in normal window fails if minibuffer window is active

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Al Petrofsky <al <at> petrofsky.org>

Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2023 04:10:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.2

Done: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: al <at> petrofsky.org, acm <at> muc.de, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca, drew.adams <at> oracle.com, 63967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#63967: 28.2; switch-to-buffer in normal window fails if minibuffer window is active
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:04:57 +0300

> Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:17:29 +0200
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, "al <at> petrofsky.org" <al <at> petrofsky.org>,
>  "monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>,
>  "63967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <63967 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
> 
> Alas, this is no longer true.  Start Emacs 29 via
> 
> emacs -Q --eval "(setq default-frame-alist '((minibuffer . nil)))"
> 
> Now type C-x 5 o to switch to the normal, minibuffer-less frame and then
> type C-x f.  Next try to access the normal frame via C-x o, C-x 5 o, the
> window manager's Alt-TAB or any other key combination.  This used to
> work ever since.  Now you are in a modal dialogue exactly as described
> above.

Probably a bug that needs to be reported and fixed.
This bug report was last modified 2 years and 27 days ago.

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