bug#419: marked as done (switch-to-buffer too easy to create new buffers)

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has caused the Emacs bug report #419,
regarding switch-to-buffer too easy to create new buffers
to be marked as done.

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> switch-to-buffer too easy to create new buffers
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> Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:15:37 +0800
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> Regarding
>   C-x b runs the command switch-to-buffer
>   If BUFFER does not identify an existing buffer,
>   then this function creates a buffer with that name.
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> Which 99% of the time is not what the non-pro user wants. He hardly
> ever wants to create new unnamed buffers, but instead switch to an
> existing buffer, unless he is a pro. So there perhaps should be a
> variable, default nil, that won't let him press RETURN unless he types
> an existing buffer name.
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> True, pros will TAB around in the dark to make sure they have a match,
> but still...
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> So now require C-u C-x b to allow creation of new buffers... ah yes.
> Oops, stepped on "&optional NORECORD".
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> P.S., implementing my above training wheels proposal will surely mess
> up scripts, so perhaps only have it kick in if we detect we are typing
> into the minibuffer.
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> Or mark "wontfix" quick now, see ya, bye.
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> Or add a new function, switch-to-existing-buffer that can be bound to
> C-x b, with the C-u jazz to create new buffers...
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> Re: bug#419: switch-to-buffer too easy to create new buffers
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> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:20:42 +0100
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> Fixed as
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> 2008-11-18  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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>         * files.el (confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer):
>         Rename from find-file-confirm-nonexistent-file.
>         (read-buffer-to-switch): Use it.
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> Thanks for the report, martin
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