Re: how to implement function copy-subword-to-irc-buffer

[Kevin Rodgers]

B. T. Raven wrote:
> Kevin Rodgers wrote:
> > B. T. Raven wrote:
> > > After connecting to server and channel I see:
> > >
> > > and: Symbol's value as variable is void: rcirc-server-buffer
> > >
> > > server buffer name is irc.dal.net:6667 in buffer list but
> > > Atlanta.ga.us.dal.net in mode line. I suppose that mismatch is normal?
> > > Nothing was copied out of dictionary buffer into channel buffer at point
> > > (ERC>)
>>
> > The version of rcirc.el distributed with Emacs 22.3 defvar's
> > rcirc-server-buffer, so it has a global value (nil) and buffer-local-value
> > will not signal an error (for any BUFFER argument).  This leads me to
> > conclude
> > that you have not loaded the 22.3 rcirc library, but some other IRC client.
> >
> > In emacs -Q, `M-x rcirc' creates and selects a buffer named
> > *irc.freenode.net*;
> > it also creates a buffer named #rcirc@irc.freenode.net, where `C-h v
> > rcirc-server-buffer' yields #<buffer *irc.freenode.net*>.
> >
> > How does that compare with your experience?
>
> Okay. Your function does work if I use rcirc instead of erc. But since
> there is no menu support for rcirc I don't know how to get slash
> commands without /help. I did just learn C-u M-x rcirc. I'll try
> changing from ERC to rcirc.

Or modify what I suggested to find and switch to an erc buffer instead
of an rcirc buffer.  Perhaps

        (or erc-active-buffer (car (erc-buffer-list)))

and

        (pop-to-buffer irc-buffer)

respectively.

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA