GNU bug report logs - #17659
24.3.90; C-x 8 ? displays help instead of inserting INVERTED QUESTION MARK

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Eric Hanchrow <eric.hanchrow <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 04:01:01 UTC

Severity: important

Found in version 24.3.90

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

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From: Leo Liu <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
To: Eric Hanchrow <eric.hanchrow <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 17659 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#17659: 24.3.90; C-x 8 ? displays help instead of inserting INVERTED QUESTION MARK
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:01:12 +0800

On 2014-05-31 21:00 -0700, Eric Hanchrow wrote:
> The subject says it all: when I type C-x 8 ?, I expect emacs to insert
> into the buffer Unicode 191, INVERTED QUESTION MARK.  However, instead
> it displays a *Help* buffer whose first line reads
>
>         Key translations Starting With C-x 8:

? is bound in iso-transl-ctl-x-8-map but oddly the ? (help-char) takes
precedence. Stefan, any idea where to look to fix it?

Leo
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