Subject: bug#1322: dedicated *Help* and M-x help-for-help

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:46:27 +0100

> `help-on-help' cannot deal with dedicated windows.
 > To reproduce:
 >
 > (setq special-display-buffer-names '("*Help*"))
 > (help-on-help)
 >
 > This will open a new frame with the *Help* buffer.  However, as soon as
 > the user presses one of the keys (e.g., `a`), the frame is iconified,
 > which is unexpected and not what you get when the window is not dedicated.

This is a known problem, I shortly mentioned in

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2008-10/msg00029.html

Unfortunately, `help-on-help' is broken in a couple of other respects as
well.  I'm working on a comprehensive solution.

martin