GNU bug report logs - #78973
Buffer Names Beginning with a Space Are Hidden from Emacs Buffer List and Menubar

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Heime <heimeborgia <at> protonmail.com>

Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2025 21:12:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Done: Sean Whitton <spwhitton <at> spwhitton.name>

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From: Heime <heimeborgia <at> protonmail.com>
To: 78973 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#78973: Buffer Names Beginning with a Space Are Hidden from Emacs Buffer List and Menubar
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:50:50 +0000

When I use (get-buffer-create " Time Sched ") with a buffer name that 
begins with a space, Emacs treats it as a special (internal) buffer. 
As a result, this buffer will not appear in the Buffers List or the 
menubar.

The buffer will be hidden from the standard buffer selection interfaces.
This bug report was last modified 11 days ago.

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