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[PATCH] Support bookmarking Xref results buffers

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>, 68958 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#68958: [PATCH] Support bookmarking Xref results buffers
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:45:47 +0200

On 11/02/2024 19:37, Juri Linkov wrote:
>>> I once tried to use 'revert-buffer-function' to restore
>>> xref buffers from the desktop, but abandoned the idea.
>>> Not because xref.el doesn't set 'revert-buffer-function'.
>>> But because it would take too much time to restore
>>> the desktop while it will rerun all saved xref buffers.
>>> OTOH, saving an xref bookmark makes more sense.
>>> And probably your patch will help to implement
>>> 'revert-buffer-function' for xref as well.
>> I don't think bookmark would save the whole buffer contents. Would it?
>> Otherwise, re-running the search(es) seems inevitable.
> Indeed, saving the buffer contents of transient buffers
> either to the bookmark or to the desktop makes no sense.
> So re-running the command is inevitable.
> 
> But then I can't imagine how would it be possible
> to move point to its saved location when initially
> a restored buffer is empty before re-running the command.

As long as the search is performed synchronously, first you "revert" the 
buffer and then move point. Right?

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