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#785
From: David J. Braunegg
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 06:31
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I would like to suggest a change to insert-buffer.  As it stands now,
the default buffer to be inserted is the current buffer.  In almost 10
years of using Emacs, I have never wanted to insert a buffer into
itself.  With Gnu Emacs, I always need to type a buffer name to
replace the default (current) one supplied.

In the definition of insert-buffer in simple.el, I suggest replacing

  (interactive "*bInsert buffer: ")

with

  (interactive "*BInsert buffer: ")

I have tried this.  It causes the previously selected buffer
(other-buffer), instead of the current buffer, to be supplied as the
default.  9 times out of 10, this is the behavior I want out of
insert-buffer.  If I am working on two buffers, the insertions that I
typically make are from one buffer into the other.

Please let me know what you think about this suggestion.

Thanks,
Dave
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