bug#1237: 23.0.60; `switch-to-buffer-other-window' sometimes uses selected window

[Stefan Monnier]

> I've been looking into this and found out that in order to fix problems
> in this area we need an optional "norecord" argument for `select-frame'
> and `set-frame-selected-window'.  Both of these may (indirectly) call
> `select-window' and thus mess with the order of recently selected
> windows (and probably also the buffer list).

> As a rule, the norecord argument would be set by `with-selected-window'
> and `with-selected-frame' in addition to `walk-windows'.  Personally,
> I'd set it in `save-selected-window' too, but this might break
> applications that rely on the implicit selection provided by the current
> mechanism.

> The changes are trivial and not very interesting to post.  So please
> tell me whether you want them installed.

That sounds good, please install them.


        Stefan