GNU bug report logs - #27277
25.2; Be able to get back to the *Help* of query-replace

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 17:04:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 25.2

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 27277 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#27277: 25.2; Be able to get back to the *Help* of query-replace
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2019 19:45:26 +0200

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

> 1. Use `M-%' to do some query-replacing.  Hit `?' during
> query-replacing, to see the query-replace help, in buffer *Help*.
>
> 2. Use a help command, such as `C-h f'.  The contents of *Help* do not
> show a Back button, to get to the query-replace help.  They should.

I don't agree -- that seems like such a context-dependent help buffer
that it's not very helpful to include that in the stack of help
buffers.  Other help buffers usually have links to things you can jump
to and the like.  Closing.

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