(Fswitch_to_buffer): Fall back on pop-to-buffer.

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 5a5e9ef48fd..72724275fbf 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-03-12  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * buffer.c (Fswitch_to_buffer): Fall back on pop-to-buffer.
+
 2008-03-11  Jan Dj$(Q)Z(Brv  <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
 
         * xterm.c (x_connection_closed): For GTK: If this is the last
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 366f02a6378..1ccb2f70e7d 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -1802,7 +1802,10 @@ the window-buffer correspondences.  */)
     }
 
   err = no_switch_window (selected_window);
-  if (err) error (err);
+  if (err)
+    /* If can't display in current window, let pop-to-buffer
+       try some other window. */
+    return call3 (intern ("pop-to-buffer"), buffer, Qnil, norecord);
 
   return switch_to_buffer_1 (buffer, norecord);
 }