GNU bug report logs - #69093
window-state-put doesn't update current buffer

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Message #23 received at 69093 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 69093 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69093: window-state-put doesn't update current buffer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:43:00 +0100

>> Or could you tell beforehand which buffer will be current after
>>
>> (let ((configuration (current-window-configuration)))
>>    (pop-to-buffer "*Messages*" '((display-buffer-pop-up-frame)))
>>    (set-window-configuration configuration)
>>    (current-buffer))
>
> Does this ambiguity exist only for multi-frame setups where
> a system window manager decides what frame to select afterwards?

The system window manager here does only what Emacs tells it to do.  But
note that multi-frame setups got more and more broken since Emacs 26 and
are maybe not used frequently nowadays.  So you probably needn't give
them much attention in the first place.

martin

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