GNU bug report logs - #379
apropos mostly a rummage heap

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Message #5 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: apropos mostly a rummage heap
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:30:17 +0800

I was told to report this in a separate message. OK, here goes:
j> P.S., (apropos (quote ("mesg")) nil) shows
j>   In this buffer, go to the name of the command, or function, or variable,
j>   and type RET to get full documentation.

j>   mesg
j>   nomesg
j> But RET does nothing.
Actually the problem is bigger: (apropos (quote ("a")) nil) gives:

  If moving the mouse over text changes the text's color, you can click
  mouse-2 (second button from right) on that text to get more information.
  In this buffer, go to the name of the command, or function, or variable,
  and type RET to get full documentation.

      attribution
  &allow-other-keys
  &aux
  &optional
  *random-state*
    Variable: (not documented)
  --args--temp--
  --category--temp--...

And indeed all make some yellow when the mouse moves over them here in
X windows (which is bad usability, making one move the mouse over
something to tell what it will do), but only the ones marked
"variable" etc. will show anything when clicked.

Indeed, the impression is just a jumble of stuff found with UNIX
stings(1), with only a small percent useful in that one can learn what
they are about.

Message #10 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Cc: 379 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#379: apropos mostly a rummage heap
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:16:59 -0400

> Actually the problem is bigger: (apropos (quote ("a")) nil) gives:

>   If moving the mouse over text changes the text's color, you can click
>   mouse-2 (second button from right) on that text to get more information.
>   In this buffer, go to the name of the command, or function, or variable,
>   and type RET to get full documentation.

>       attribution
>   &allow-other-keys
>   &aux
>   &optional

Can't reproduce that.  Neither with the CVS trunk, nor with Emacs-22.2,
nor Emacs-21.4.


        Stefan

Message #20 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: <control <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: control message for bug 379
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:41:16 -0500

close 379
stop
Vague initial report, no more info provided in one year

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