Question

I apologize if I use the incorrect terminology here, I’ve only been using emacs for a few months.

I just reinstalled Aquamacs on a macbook that I reformatted and am having the oddest problem.

I open a .py file, and use C-c ! to open a python shell. So I have (as expected), the .py file in the top window and the python shell in the bottom window.

If I then run C-c C-c (py-execute-buffer) in the .py file, the two windows swap positions. I mean, the .py file buffer opens in the bottom window in a new buffer, while the python shell opens in the top window in a new buffer. So basically, they swap positions. Repeatedly using C-c C-c swaps the windows back again… so they’re shuffling positions. Also, both windows (top and bottom) have both buffers (.py file and python shell) in tabs.

I’ve not made any modifications to the default settings yet, and I’ve gotten the problem with both 2.3a and 2.3 (2.3 was on the machine previously and didn’t have this problem, so I tried rolling back… to no avail).

Does anyone know how to stop this behavior? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Add the following to your Emacs init file in Aquamacs to prevent it from swapping the buffers around:

(defadvice py-execute-buffer
  (around keep-buffers-same activate)
  "Don't swap buffers in Aquamacs."
  (save-window-excursion 
    ad-do-it))