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Article #99524Re: No, I don't want to insert-buffer A into buffer A usually
From: Joe Wells
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 02:40
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 1990 02:40
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In article <9008081512.AA20146@life.ai.mit.edu> Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM writes:
Say you are in buffer A. Type M-x insert-buffer. The default it
queries you with in the mini-buffer is inserting buffer A. The
default should be buffer B, where B is the "second most current
window," (however that is determined).
Agreed.
[version 18.55. Don't send me diffs, I just like making suggestions.]
Ok, here are the diffs... :-)
*** dist-18.55/lisp/simple.el Tue Jun 5 00:11:31 1990
--- simple.el Thu Aug 9 20:35:53 1990
***************
*** 620,626 ****
"Insert after point the contents of BUFFER.
Puts mark after the inserted text.
BUFFER may be a buffer or a buffer name."
! (interactive "*bInsert buffer: ")
(or (bufferp buffer)
(setq buffer (get-buffer buffer)))
(let (start end newmark)
--- 620,629 ----
"Insert after point the contents of BUFFER.
Puts mark after the inserted text.
BUFFER may be a buffer or a buffer name."
! (interactive (progn
! (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
! (list
! (read-buffer "Insert buffer: " (other-buffer) t))))
(or (bufferp buffer)
(setq buffer (get-buffer buffer)))
(let (start end newmark)
Enjoy,
--
Joe Wells <jbw@uswest.com>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb2f1,423ca35c0b56e139 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb2f1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-08-09 19:40:08 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!snorkelwacker!bionet!apple!rutgers!boulder!uswat!jbw From: jbw@zeb.uswest.com (Joe Wells) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Re: No, I don't want to insert-buffer A into buffer A usually Message-ID: <JBW.90Aug9204008@zeb.uswest.com> Date: 10 Aug 90 02:40:08 GMT References: <9008081512.AA20146@life.ai.mit.edu> Sender: news@uswat.UUCP Distribution: gnu Organization: U S West Advanced Technologies Lines: 40 Posted: Fri Aug 10 03:40:08 1990 In-reply-to: Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM's message of 8 Aug 90 14:42:00 GMT