Should "go to previous buffer" / "go to next buffer" behaviour be changed?

[dariooddenino]

The current implementation of gp/gn uses the buffer id, and so the order on which the buffers were opened.

This imho becomes quickly unusable, especially when working with split windows and multiple buffers.

I think it would be better if the commands worked on an ordering based on "last visualized" buffer.

[helmesjo]

Yes. The way it is now is very confusing and usually I end up just spinning through buffers until I reach the one I want (without knowing when to expect it).

[getreu]

The way it is now is very confusing and usually I end up just spinning through buffers until I reach the one I want

Have you tried [space] b?

[helmesjo]

Yes, absolutely (but it's similar in that the order is not very intuitive so it has the same issue in my opinion). ga is my go-to, and if cycling the buffers was (optionally) sorted in last-viewed order that would be what my brain "expects" (order opened is nothing that one keeps track of).

[archseer]

"last visualized" buffer.

You can already use the jumplist, ga or gm for this. gn/gp is deliberately meant to have a stable order similar to :bn/:bp in Vim and follows the order of the buffer list.