-(defun read-buffer-to-switch (prompt)
- "Read the name of a buffer to switch to and return as a string.
-It is intended for `switch-to-buffer' family of commands since they
-need to omit the name of current buffer from the list of completions
-and default values."
- (let ((rbts-completion-table (internal-complete-buffer-except)))
- (minibuffer-with-setup-hook
- (lambda ()
- (setq minibuffer-completion-table rbts-completion-table)
- ;; Since rbts-completion-table is built dynamically, we
- ;; can't just add it to the default value of
- ;; icomplete-with-completion-tables, so we add it
- ;; here manually.
- (if (and (boundp 'icomplete-with-completion-tables)
- (listp icomplete-with-completion-tables))
- (set (make-local-variable 'icomplete-with-completion-tables)
- (cons rbts-completion-table
- icomplete-with-completion-tables))))
- (read-buffer prompt (other-buffer (current-buffer))
- (confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer)))))
-
-(defun switch-to-buffer-other-window (buffer-or-name &optional norecord)
- "Select the buffer specified by BUFFER-OR-NAME in another window.
-BUFFER-OR-NAME may be a buffer, a string \(a buffer name), or
-nil. Return the buffer switched to.
-
-If called interactively, prompt for the buffer name using the
-minibuffer. The variable `confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer'
-determines whether to request confirmation before creating a new
-buffer.
-
-If BUFFER-OR-NAME is a string and does not identify an existing
-buffer, create a new buffer with that name. If BUFFER-OR-NAME is
-nil, switch to the buffer returned by `other-buffer'.
-
-Optional second argument NORECORD non-nil means do not put this
-buffer at the front of the list of recently selected ones.
-
-This uses the function `display-buffer' as a subroutine; see its
-documentation for additional customization information."
- (interactive
- (list (read-buffer-to-switch "Switch to buffer in other window: ")))
- (let ((pop-up-windows t)
- same-window-buffer-names same-window-regexps)
- (pop-to-buffer buffer-or-name t norecord)))
-
-(defun switch-to-buffer-other-frame (buffer-or-name &optional norecord)
- "Switch to buffer BUFFER-OR-NAME in another frame.
-BUFFER-OR-NAME may be a buffer, a string \(a buffer name), or
-nil. Return the buffer switched to.
-
-If called interactively, prompt for the buffer name using the
-minibuffer. The variable `confirm-nonexistent-file-or-buffer'
-determines whether to request confirmation before creating a new
-buffer.
-
-If BUFFER-OR-NAME is a string and does not identify an existing
-buffer, create a new buffer with that name. If BUFFER-OR-NAME is
-nil, switch to the buffer returned by `other-buffer'.
-
-Optional second arg NORECORD non-nil means do not put this
-buffer at the front of the list of recently selected ones.
-
-This uses the function `display-buffer' as a subroutine; see its
-documentation for additional customization information."
- (interactive
- (list (read-buffer-to-switch "Switch to buffer in other frame: ")))
- (let ((pop-up-frames t)
- same-window-buffer-names same-window-regexps)
- (pop-to-buffer buffer-or-name t norecord)))
-
-(defun display-buffer-other-frame (buffer)
- "Display buffer BUFFER in another frame.
-This uses the function `display-buffer' as a subroutine; see
-its documentation for additional customization information."
- (interactive "BDisplay buffer in other frame: ")
- (let ((pop-up-frames t)
- same-window-buffer-names same-window-regexps
- ;;(old-window (selected-window))
- new-window)
- (setq new-window (display-buffer buffer t))
- ;; This may have been here in order to prevent the new frame from hiding
- ;; the old frame. But it does more harm than good.
- ;; Maybe we should call `raise-window' on the old-frame instead? --Stef
- ;;(lower-frame (window-frame new-window))
-
- ;; This may have been here in order to make sure the old-frame gets the
- ;; focus. But not only can it cause an annoying flicker, with some
- ;; window-managers it just makes the window invisible, with no easy
- ;; way to recover it. --Stef
- ;;(make-frame-invisible (window-frame old-window))
- ;;(make-frame-visible (window-frame old-window))
- ))
-