Function: other-window-backward

other-window-backward is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in window.el.gz.

Signature

(other-window-backward COUNT &optional ALL-FRAMES INTERACTIVE)

Documentation

Select another window in the reverse cyclic ordering of windows.

COUNT specifies the number of windows to skip, (by default) backward, starting with the selected window, before making the selection. Like other-window, but moves in the opposite direction.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 31.1.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/window.el.gz
(defun other-window-backward (count &optional all-frames interactive)
  "Select another window in the reverse cyclic ordering of windows.
COUNT specifies the number of windows to skip, (by default) backward,
starting with the selected window, before making the selection.  Like
`other-window', but moves in the opposite direction."
  (interactive "p\ni\np")
  (other-window (- (or count 1)) all-frames interactive))