GNU bug report logs - #8911
bs-cycle-next deletes window in some cases.

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:03:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: martin rudalics <rudalics <at> gmx.at>
Cc: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>, Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>, 8911 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8911: bs-cycle-next deletes window in some cases.
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:06:08 -0400

>> Because 99% of the calls are wrong (they just want to display
>> a specific buffer and the author did not consider what should happen if
>> called in a minibuffer-only frame or in a dedicated window).
> Why aren't minibuffer-only frame windows automatically dedicated?

Maybe just because they predate the notion of dedicatedness?
Or because a minibuffer-only frame will show different buffers at
different times (think of echo-area buffers, recursive minibuffers,
...), so "dedicated" isn't quite right.


        Stefan
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