Re: C-x b w/Multiple Windows and Frames

[Kevin Rodgers]

Alan Lue wrote:
> Using `C-x b' without an argument displays the most
> recent buffer among those not currently displayed.  I
> find this behavior annoying when I intend to keep the
> same buffer displayed in multiple windows and frames;
> oftentimes I need to briefly visit another file, and
> when I return to a buffer that is already displayed in
> another frames, I need to specify its name explicity.
>
> Is there some way I could modify the behavior of
> `switch-to-buffer' so that invoking `C-x b' without an
> argument will bring me back to the most recent buffer,
> whether or not it is currently displayed in another
> window/frame?

Try this:

(defadvice switch-to-buffer (before interactive-default-buffer activate)
  "Consider buffers that are already visible as the default BUFFER."
  (interactive (list (read-buffer "Switch to buffer: "
                                  (other-buffer (current-buffer) t)))))

--
Kevin