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When `delete-window' deletes its frame's selected window, this new
option allows to choose another window as replacement.

* lisp/window.el (get-lru-window, get-mru-window)
(get-largest-window): New optional argument NO-OTHER.
(window-at-pos): New function.
(delete-window-set-selected): New option.
(delete-window): Handle `delete-window-set-selected'.
* src/window.c (Fdelete_window_internal): Set the selected
window of WINDOW's frame to the first window on that frame and
let `delete-window' choose a more suitable window instead.
* doc/lispref/windows.texi (Deleting Windows): Describe new
option `delete-window-set-selected'.
(Cyclic Window Ordering): Describe new NO-OTHER argument for
`get-lru-window', `get-mru-window' and `get-largest-window'.
* etc/NEWS: Mention `delete-window-set-selected' and the NO-OTHER
argument.