Re: Annoying window/frame-configuration registers

[martin rudalics]

> For example, assume I set up Emacs windows/frames for a writing task. I
> like the setup and it takes a few seconds to arrange it. So I save the
> configuration to a register. As I progress with my writing, something
> destroys the window/frame layout. When I restore the layout by C-x r j,
> I find the point move to a surprising spot.
>
> I think the frame/window configuration registers are doing too much by
> restoring point. Any objection to changing that behaviour? Thanks

`jump-to-register' is a command which does

  "Move point to location stored in a register."

Your change would keep `point' unaltered which doesn't fit the
description of the function.  I would write a new function say
`restore-window-configuration-from-register' and try to find some key
for it.

martin