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29.1.90; Switching tabs stops following process output in selected window

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From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: daniel.c.mccarthy <at> gmail.com, 68235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#68235: 29.1.90; Switching tabs stops following process output in selected window
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 10:24:06 +0100

>> Everything works nicely, and point follows the output,
>> when this code is removed from 'tab-bar-select-tab':
>>
>>    ;; set-window-configuration does not restore the value of
>>    ;; point in the current buffer, so restore it separately.
>>    (when (and (markerp wc-point)
>>               (marker-buffer wc-point)
>>               ;; FIXME: After dired-revert, marker relocates to 1.
>>               ;; window-configuration restores point to global point
>>               ;; in this dired buffer, not to its window point,
>>               ;; but this is slightly better than 1.
>>               ;; Maybe better to save dired-filename in each window?
>>               (not (eq 1 (marker-position wc-point))))
>>      (goto-char wc-point))
>
> Maybe we should make exceptions in buffers like *completions*?
>
> In general, restoring point is a good idea.
>
>> The problem is that I still can't figure out in what cases point should be
>> restored manually.
>
> When the buffer was shown in another window, I think.  Martin might
> have a definite answer.

I think the snippet above should be executed iff the buffer's
'window-point-insertion-type' is nil.

martin

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