GNU bug report logs - #29272
26.0.90; "C-h k C-mouse-3" followed by menu selection asks for more keys

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From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Alan Mackenzie <acm <at> muc.de>, 29478 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#29478: 26.0.90;
 `C-h k' followed by mouse clicks no longer shows down event
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:50:11 -0500

tags 29272 + confirmed
quit

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

> The down mouse-button event is no longer listed along with the up
> event when you use `C-h k' with a click event.  Dunno whether this was
> by design or is an oversight.

Looks like oversight.  Possibly related to Bug#29272.  The following
seems to fix it for me, but I'm having trouble convincing myself that
it's the right thing.

--- c/lisp/help.el
+++ i/lisp/help.el
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ help-read-key-sequence
                          ;; spuriously trigger the `sit-for'.
                          (sleep-for 0.01)
                          (while (read-event nil nil 0.01))
-                         (not (sit-for (/ double-click-time 1000.0) t))))))))
+                         (sit-for (/ double-click-time 1000.0) t)))))))
           (list
            key
            ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and include the


Alan, I believe you've been working on this code recently, any thoughts?

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