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bug#12943: 24.2.50; switch to help buffer with > 3-window-split


From: Dmitry Gutov
Subject: bug#12943: 24.2.50; switch to help buffer with > 3-window-split
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:52:41 +0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (windows-nt)

martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at> writes:

>> Hm, the default 'other of help-window-select is inconsistent and aims a
>> very specific user pattern.
>
> The idea behind the default is:
>
> (1) If the help window is the only other window on the frame, you can
>     type C-x o q to restore the state before invoking help.
>
> (2) If the help buffer is shown in a third or fourth window, there's no
>     obvious key sequence to do that.  If, however, the help window gets
>     selected, typing "q" will do.

FWIW, I strongly prefer the behavior of help-window-select set to t, and
I agree with Vitaly (and Chong, apparently) that the default behavior of
'other seems the least natural.





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