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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:36:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: confirmed

Merged with 17109, 17966

Found in versions 24.3, 24.4.50

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #38 received at 16038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 16038 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#16038: 24.3;
 latest change to with-help-window makes temp-buffer-browse useless
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 07:46:43 +0800

On 2014-01-15 05:55 +0800, Drew Adams wrote:
> Uh, for when you want to associate some action with either setting
> up or showing a so-called "temp" buffer (which unfortunately for
> the name means a help buffer, since we have now loaded such buffers
> and their displays down with help-specific stuff).
>
> For example, to have the frame be automatically fit to the buffer
> contents if there is only one window, you can do this (if you have
> library `autofit-frame.el'):
>
> (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook
>           'fit-frame-if-one-window
>           'append)

Sorry if I haven't been clear. This is not proposing removing those
hooks but removing the add-hooks i.e.:

  (add-hook 'temp-buffer-setup-hook 'help-mode-setup)
  (add-hook 'temp-buffer-show-hook 'help-mode-finish)

Leo
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