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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:38:21 PDT X-Rocket-MIMEInfo: 002.001, T24gMjQuMywgZW1hY3MgLVEKVHlwZSB0aGUgbGV0dGVycyBBQiwgdGhlbiBwdXQgcG9pbnQgb24gQS4gRG8gZGVzY3JpYmUtY2hhciwgdGhlbiBwdXQgcG9pbnQgb24gQiwgYW5kIGRvIGRlc2NyaWJlLWNoYXIgYWdhaW4uCkNoYW5nZSB0aGUgQSB0byBDLCB0aGUgcHJlc3MgW2JhY2tdIGluICpIZWxwKi4KVGhlIGhlbHAgcGFnZSBpcyBub3cgZm9yIEMsIG5vdCBmb3IgQS4gSXQgc2hvdWxkIGJlIGZvciBBOyB5b3UgbmV2ZXIgZGlkIGRlc2NyaWJlLWNoYXIgb24gQy4KVGhlIGF0dGFjaGVkIGRlc2NoYXJidWcBMAEBAQE- X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/15.1.7 YahooMailWebService/0.8.141.536 Message-ID: <1366544301.44150.YahooMailClassic@web141106.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:38:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Kelly Dean Subject: [PATCH] Help page for character description forgets the character To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="1234169369-1814502970-1366544301=:44150" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: FreeBSD 8.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -4.2 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.9 (------) --1234169369-1814502970-1366544301=:44150 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On 24.3, emacs -Q Type the letters AB, then put point on A. Do describe-char, then put point on B, and do describe-char again. Change the A to C, the press [back] in *Help*. The help page is now for C, not for A. It should be for A; you never did describe-char on C. 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Do describe-char, then put point > on B, and do describe-char again. > Change the A to C, the press [back] in *Help*. > The help page is now for C, not for A. It should be for A; you never did describe-char on C. Not sure if it is really a bug: while the name is "describe-char" what it does is more like "describe-pos" (and indeed it receives a position rather than a char as argument). So when you "back" you ask to redisplay the info about the pos where A used to be (and where C is now instead). The data stored with `help-setup-xref' is also used for `revert-buffer' which lets you refresh the description after the buffer was modified. Stefan From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Fri Apr 26 17:01:49 2013 Received: (at 14238) by debbugs.gnu.org; 26 Apr 2013 21:01:49 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45457 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UVpm9-0001EU-9X for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:01:49 -0400 Received: from nm12.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com ([98.139.212.171]:26559) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UVpm6-0001EM-L3 for 14238@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:01:47 -0400 Received: from [98.139.212.145] by nm12.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Apr 2013 21:01:43 -0000 Received: from [98.139.212.202] by tm2.bullet.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Apr 2013 21:01:43 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp1011.mail.bf1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 26 Apr 2013 21:01:43 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 319008.57388.bm@omp1011.mail.bf1.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 16991 invoked by uid 60001); 26 Apr 2013 21:01:43 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.com; s=s1024; t=1367010103; bh=hmjcUFsSPrJ/DpFGVojkBwga4h++cnms62HfjFese/s=; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:Message-ID:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=BA/1g09/IjBlvR0hVNxGsELH6txtGhbUGLw9ODNlKjsIM4/04L45DvsHzOkGoUbQGXFI6CeR9zuJHvoZJdZOyWIl+RAZ1mnEENswkfQBEQ3CBVumCuvZ9LayRpTBCsT9cvujGdmlzbumJIhOkfc0pff8E70wdrlhjGYp56ovPvg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Rocket-MIMEInfo:X-Mailer:Message-ID:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=IXwEfmP8x6hajT5yioQvf7kCYcgyxi4vIZcXSOYSjENc3a/TKApRcpcbaZAtBEACRN7z3OvQeXGA0M7lFs/uEyCu6RWZiTvxtF6BBw01GwC9NWiM/Adij6aBB7c8n0FdMvtJ7j98HvJ2zkRLvvhZ/hSfcS4285RrapeWGu85L0o=; X-YMail-OSG: yoQ3xFQVM1nJqPu3YSoYj3t2WREKgWLUupSLwd9vIsY.iuh gO.ekHXQaON4ZHqrwqDxtk0WU5yu2EVKtxz0IbzbTIpfYJ6daRGg3K520T3V TfLgsHjqVvkDBmCOwOW9sOqZMqC3GGoJQYS51qCBmfCFuFJi6qSXVIkKAxHe Yr6geOgaPXscbwdZGQaI2beEVVd1Z2q2eA6xDtyic_NbaVOEKhqp5gOf6TNk ldbyxbzpRWb4v338WMBhY79sC_acroLi19nVA62DKFD_wbtQ7pm0vC.xaDLY Ki670uf4VIG9l1PmZlMPaay_FMCUV.HZOn7YSAUlFiDttpjyLPK4smHYfDJY VHujE1f3oWVUCPhQvSZZWAiDOvhl5c4OxLZCs2ehO9MoSOEVTBON_V4nNuBZ 0.19ctlGlq3AEoO_yRoGSHrzLLXlt4qHUD0JtYI3C6SNUHl.a.ffMmqj9O5Y NEjs5uS5ujMO4ahyGFB7bYDt5hfyTNeG0jFBDotAXD6.x_TnT8HGmiA-- Received: from [37.123.170.220] by web141101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:01:42 PDT X-Rocket-MIMEInfo: 002.001, LS0tIE9uIE1vbiwgNC8yMi8xMywgU3RlZmFuIE1vbm5pZXIgPG1vbm5pZXJAaXJvLnVtb250cmVhbC5jYT4gd3JvdGU6Cj4gTm90IHN1cmUgaWYgaXQgaXMgcmVhbGx5IGEgYnVnOiB3aGlsZSB0aGUgbmFtZSBpcwo.ICJkZXNjcmliZS1jaGFyIiB3aGF0Cj4gaXQgZG9lcyBpcyBtb3JlIGxpa2UgImRlc2NyaWJlLXBvcyIgKGFuZCBpbmRlZWQgaXQgcmVjZWl2ZXMKPiBhIHBvc2l0aW9uCj4gcmF0aGVyIHRoYW4gYSBjaGFyIGFzIGFyZ3VtZW50KS4KPiAKPiBTbyB3aGVuIHlvdSAiYmFjayIgeW91IGFzayB0byABMAEBAQE- X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/15.1.8 YahooMailWebService/0.8.141.536 Message-ID: <1367010102.16966.YahooMailClassic@web141101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:01:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Kelly Dean Subject: Re: bug#14238: [PATCH] Help page for character description forgets the character To: 14238@debbugs.gnu.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: 0.8 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 14238 Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) --- On Mon, 4/22/13, Stefan Monnier wrote: > Not sure if it is really a bug: while the name is > "describe-char" what > it does is more like "describe-pos" (and indeed it receives > a position > rather than a char as argument). > > So when you "back" you ask to redisplay the info about the > pos where > A used to be (and where C is now instead). > > The data stored with `help-setup-xref' is also used for > `revert-buffer' > which lets you refresh the description after the buffer was > modified. Put point on a function name, and do C-h f RET, then again on another function name. Then delete the first function name and type a new one, and do back in the help buffer. The documentation for the original first function name is displayed, not for the new one. Surely Emacs's behavior in this case is correct. Why then is it correct for describe-char to follow changes in the source buffer, if describe-function doesn't? I don't see how it's a useful feature. All it does it cause problems: one, after browsing a series of help pages, you go back to review the character description you looked at, and it's gone; two, there's an unexpected character description in your history, and you're left futilely trying to remember why you looked up the description for that character. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Apr 27 00:20:03 2013 Received: (at 14238) by debbugs.gnu.org; 27 Apr 2013 04:20:03 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45846 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UVwcD-0008R4-Ef for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:20:02 -0400 Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:10547) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1UVwc7-0008Qe-1q for 14238@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:19:57 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Av4EABK/CFFFpYYW/2dsb2JhbABEvw4Xc4IeAQEEAVYjBQsLNBIUGA0kiB4GwS2RCgOkeoFegxM X-IPAS-Result: Av4EABK/CFFFpYYW/2dsb2JhbABEvw4Xc4IeAQEEAVYjBQsLNBIUGA0kiB4GwS2RCgOkeoFegxM X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.84,565,1355115600"; d="scan'208";a="8619710" Received: from 69-165-134-22.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO pastel.home) ([69.165.134.22]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP/TLS/ADH-AES256-SHA; 27 Apr 2013 00:19:45 -0400 Received: by pastel.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id A229E67973; Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:19:47 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: Kelly Dean Subject: Re: bug#14238: [PATCH] Help page for character description forgets the character Message-ID: References: <1367010102.16966.YahooMailClassic@web141101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:19:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1367010102.16966.YahooMailClassic@web141101.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> (Kelly Dean's message of "Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:01:42 -0700 (PDT)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Score: -0.0 (/) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 14238 Cc: 14238@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.9 (-) > this case is correct. Why then is it correct for describe-char to follow > changes in the source buffer, if describe-function doesn't? That's the wrong comparison. As mentioned `describe-char' is the wrong name, since what the function does is `describe-pos'. In contrast `describe-function' really describes a function and not just "the function at point" (although the function at point is the one that's provided as default in the minibuffer). > I don't see how it's a useful feature. I've used it to monitor changes to the position's overlays and text-properties. 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