Feature suggestion for switch-buffer

[Tom Tromey]

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In GNU Emacs 20.5.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, X toolkit)
 of Mon Feb 21 2000 on porky.devel.redhat.com
configured using `configure  --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib 
--sharedstatedir=/var --with-gcc --with-pop --with-x-toolkit 
i386-redhat-linux-gnu'

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:


I have a feature suggestion for switch-buffer.
Suppose I have two buffers, "foo-one" and "foo-two".
If I'm looking at foo-one, and type:

    C-x b foo TAB

it would be convenient if "foo-two" appeared in the minibuffer.  That
is, I think it would make sense for switch-buffer to assume that I
don't want to switch to the buffer I'm currently viewing; the current
buffer could be removed from the list of completions unless it is the
last completion item -- "foo-o TAB" should still complete correctly.

This is a small thing, but whenever I run into this situation I find
myself wanting it.


Recent input:
C-z o C-x b F o tab v tab return C-x C-f return y e 
s return C-v C-l C-u C-p C-u C-p C-l C-x b return C-c 
b C-x b return C-a C-l M-v C-r m e r g e C-a C-u C-u 
C-p C-l C-s i s _ u n C-w C-w C-w C-s C-s C-s C-s C-g 
C-z o C-x b F o tab v tab return M-x e m a c s - b 
tab M-backspace M-backspace b u g - e m tab M-backspace 
M-backspace e backspace r e p o r t tab return

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Tom