(defmacro save-selected-window (&rest body)
"Execute BODY, then select the window that was selected before BODY.
-Also restore the selected window of each frame as it was at the start
-of this construct.
-However, if a window has become dead, don't get an error,
-just refrain from reselecting it.
-Return the value of the last form in BODY."
+The value returned is the value of the last form in BODY.
+
+This macro saves and restores the current buffer, since otherwise
+its normal operation could potentially make a different
+buffer current. It does not alter the buffer list ordering,
+
+This macro saves and restores the selected window, as well as
+the selected window in each frame. If the previously selected
+window of some frame is no longer live at the end of BODY, that
+frame's selected window is left alone. If the selected window is
+no longer live, then whatever window is selected at the end of
+BODY remains selected."
`(let ((save-selected-window-window (selected-window))
;; It is necessary to save all of these, because calling
;; select-window changes frame-selected-window for whatever
(save-selected-window-alist
(mapcar (lambda (frame) (list frame (frame-selected-window frame)))
(frame-list))))
- (unwind-protect
- (progn ,@body)
- (dolist (elt save-selected-window-alist)
- (and (frame-live-p (car elt))
- (window-live-p (cadr elt))
- (set-frame-selected-window (car elt) (cadr elt))))
- (if (window-live-p save-selected-window-window)
- (select-window save-selected-window-window)))))
+ (save-current-buffer
+ (unwind-protect
+ (progn ,@body)
+ (dolist (elt save-selected-window-alist)
+ (and (frame-live-p (car elt))
+ (window-live-p (cadr elt))
+ (set-frame-selected-window (car elt) (cadr elt))))
+ (if (window-live-p save-selected-window-window)
+ (select-window save-selected-window-window))))))
(defun window-body-height (&optional window)
"Return number of lines in window WINDOW for actual buffer text.