Comments on 2021-04-17 Multiple Help buffers

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Summary: 1. Thanks for the hint about {{{rename-uniquely}}}, I forgot about it. 2. As for the second comment - you have to have something to diff first, so . . .

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> 1. Thanks for the hint about {{{rename-uniquely}}}, I forgot about it.
> 2. As for the second comment - you have to have something to diff first, so either temporary files (ugly) or buffers (what I did here). You could also use [[2019-11-11 Diffing buffer fragments|this]].
> -- mbork 2021-04-26 05:33 UTC


M-x rename-uniquely is similar but automatically generates the unique buffer name. Bind it to a key to make it even quicker.

– Anonymous 2021-04-23 06:02 UTC


What about using DOCSTRING? It’s just a text so diff and other tools can be used, not mentioning viewing multiple of them at the same time.

– irek 2021-04-24 10:11 UTC


1. Thanks for the hint about rename-uniquely, I forgot about it.

2. As for the second comment - you have to have something to diff first, so either temporary files (ugly) or buffers (what I did here). You could also use this.

– mbork 2021-04-26 05:33 UTC