GNU bug report logs - #68081
30.0.50; derived-mode and display-buffer-alist

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, German Pacenza <germanp82 <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 68081 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#68081: 30.0.50; derived-mode and display-buffer-alist
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 10:02:50 +0100

>> display-buffer-alist rules that use derived-mode or major-mode are
>> ignored on first use.
>>
>> emacs -Q:
>>
>> (setq display-buffer-alist '(((derived-mode . Info-mode)
>>                                (display-buffer-in-side-window))))
>> "C-h i"
>> The info buffer takes the whole window
>> "q"
>> "C-h i"
>> The info buffer opens in side window as expected
>>
>> Info and Compilation modes are affected, but Help and Man work as expected
>
> Martin, any comments or suggestions?

C-h i does

  (info-setup file-or-node
	      (pop-to-buffer-same-window (or buffer "*info*"))))

In the first call BUFFER is nil and the

                       (provided-mode-derived-p
                        (buffer-local-value 'major-mode buffer)
                        mode))

rigmarole in 'buffer-match-p' won't report a match because the major
mode of *info* is still fundamental mode.  In later calls the *info*
buffer exists already, is in Info-mode, and 'buffer-match-p' will
produce the desired result.

We could try to call 'Info-mode' _before_ calling 'display-buffer' but
I'm not sure of the consequences this would have.

martin

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