Re: completion-list-mode-map

[Stefan Monnier]

>>> emacs -Q
>>> C-h k k    => help window pops up
>>> C-x o
>>> q          => help window deleted
>> 
>> OK, that's a bug/misfeature of quit-window which we should fix.
>> I.e. not an impediment to using quit-window.

> When the help window was reused, q restores its old buffer and its
> positions wrt the window.  `quit-window' can't do that because it
> doesn't know anything about the window's history.

> This and some other quirks are avoided by `quit-restore-window'.

The thing I don't understand is why we need quit-restore-window rather
than changing quit-window (to behave like quit-restore-window)?


        Stefan