(switch-to-buffer-other-frame): Return the buffer

switched to.

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 1d9355aa928..e5742f97e50 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-23  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
+
+        * files.el (switch-to-buffer-other-frame): Return the buffer
+        switched to.
+
 2007-12-23  Juri Linkov  <juri@jurta.org>
 
         * term/mac-win.el (mac-apple-event-map): Bind About Emacs menu
diff --git a/lisp/files.el b/lisp/files.el
index 423bc1eb804..d4b15324f94 100644
--- a/lisp/files.el
+++ b/lisp/files.el
@@ -1010,14 +1010,16 @@ documentation for additional customization information."
   "Switch to buffer BUFFER in another frame.
 Optional second arg NORECORD non-nil means
 do not put this buffer at the front of the list of recently selected ones.
+This function returns the buffer it switched to.
 
 This uses the function `display-buffer' as a subroutine; see its
 documentation for additional customization information."
   (interactive "BSwitch to buffer in other frame: ")
   (let ((pop-up-frames t)
         same-window-buffer-names same-window-regexps)
-    (pop-to-buffer buffer t norecord)
-    (raise-frame (window-frame (selected-window)))))
+    (prog1
+        (pop-to-buffer buffer t norecord)
+      (raise-frame (window-frame (selected-window))))))
 
 (defun display-buffer-other-frame (buffer)
   "Switch to buffer BUFFER in another frame.