Re: customize-*-other-window cmds don't respect special-display* values

[Stefan Monnier]

> The ``other window'' part?  It means that the buffer will be displayed
> in the window that we call in Emacs ``the other window''.  Since the
> window to display is thus fixed, special-display-regexps and its ilk
> cannot be applied, because they would change the window where the
> buffer will be displayed.

Hmmm....let's see:

   (defun find-file-other-window (filename &optional wildcards)
     [...]
         (switch-to-buffer-other-window value))))
   
   (defun switch-to-buffer-other-window (buffer &optional norecord)
     [...]
     (let ((pop-up-windows t)
        ;; Don't let these interfere.
        same-window-buffer-names same-window-regexps)
       (pop-to-buffer buffer t norecord)))

Looks like the "other-window" name does not usually imply "ignore the
special-display thingies".


        Stefan