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bug#46034: Feature request: add variable for automatically selecting the


From: martin rudalics
Subject: bug#46034: Feature request: add variable for automatically selecting the apropos window
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:04:23 +0100

> I don't know why there is this too specific option 'help-window-select'.

It was added a couple of years before 'display-buffer-alist' was invented.

> It seems there are many other windows that needs to be customized
> to select them.  Wouldn't it be more general solution to use
> display-buffer-alist, maybe with something like:
>
> (add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist '("\\*Help\\*" nil (post-display . 
select-window)))

I'd prefer

(add-to-list 'display-buffer-alist '("\\*Help\\*" nil (select-window . t)))

but might change my mind as soon as you tell us what other values for
post-display you have in mind.

martin





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