GNU bug report logs - #16038
24.3; latest change to with-help-window makes temp-buffer-browse useless

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Message #110 received at 16038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 16038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16038: 24.3;
 latest change to with-help-window makes temp-buffer-browse useless
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:59:07 -0400

PS personally I'd advise you to just revert this change.
Read the description of with-output-to-temp-buffer in the elisp manual.
As we showed with vc-annotate, it behaved like that "for ever".
The help-mode thing is an integral part of what it does.

AFAICS, you didn't really say why you want to change this.
If you don't like the hooks being non-empty by default,
you could perhaps move that code to the body.

If you don't like the association of "temp buffer" and help, think of it
as with-output-to-temp-help-buffer, if that makes you happier.

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