GNU bug report logs - #67249
30.0.50; `same-frame` equivalent for `display-buffer-alist`

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 21:43:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #62 received at 67249 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: 67249 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#67249: 30.0.50; `same-frame` equivalent for
 `display-buffer-alist`
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 09:37:10 -0500

> 'display-buffer-other-frame' was in files.el so C-x 5 C-o could be bound
> to it - mainly as counterpart to C-x 4 C-o, I suppose.  It would be more
> consistent to have two functions say 'show-buffer-other-window' and
> 'show-buffer-other-frame' we could bind to C-x 4 C-b and C-x 5 C-b and
> assign them appropriate action functions but I'm not sure whether people
> would like it.

Right, it seems it's just a "historical accident" and we should just
live with it.


        Stefan
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