GNU bug report logs - #9761
proposed list-buffers change -- revert buffer if point is in *Buffer List* buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:24:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch, wontfix

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #17 received at 9761 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Zachary Kanfer <zkanfer <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9761 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9761: proposed list-buffers change -- revert buffer if point
	is in *Buffer List* buffer
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:50:28 -0400

> !   (display-buffer (list-buffers-noselect files-only)))
[...]
> !   (if (string= (buffer-name)
> !                "*Buffer List*")
> !       (revert-buffer)
> !     (display-buffer (list-buffers-noselect files-only))))

I don't think calling revert-buffer is right.  Much better would be for
list-buffer-noselect to try to preserve point when reusing a buffer
rather than creating a new one.


        Stefan
This bug report was last modified 9 years and 92 days ago.

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