Variable: display-buffer-fallback-action

display-buffer-fallback-action is a variable defined in window.el.gz.

Value

((display-buffer--maybe-same-window display-buffer-reuse-window
				    display-buffer--maybe-pop-up-frame-or-window
				    display-buffer-in-previous-window
				    display-buffer-use-some-window
				    display-buffer-pop-up-frame))

Documentation

Default fallback action for display-buffer.

This is the action used by display-buffer if no other actions have been specified, for example, by the user options display-buffer-alist or display-buffer-base-action, or they all fail. It should never be set by programs or users. See display-buffer.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 24.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/window.el.gz
(defconst display-buffer-fallback-action
  '((display-buffer--maybe-same-window  ;FIXME: why isn't this redundant?
     display-buffer-reuse-window
     display-buffer--maybe-pop-up-frame-or-window
     display-buffer-in-previous-window
     display-buffer-use-some-window
     ;; If all else fails, pop up a new frame.
     display-buffer-pop-up-frame))
  "Default fallback action for `display-buffer'.
This is the action used by `display-buffer' if no other actions
have been specified, for example, by the user options
`display-buffer-alist' or `display-buffer-base-action', or they
all fail.  It should never be set by programs or users.  See
`display-buffer'.")