GNU bug report logs - #39295
26.3; kbd-help property is undocumented

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 17:04:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.3

Fixed in version 28.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 39295 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 39295 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#39295: 26.3; kbd-help property is undocumented
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:34:12 +0200

Howard Melman <hmelman <at> gmail.com> writes:

> I now see it in the :doc strings of that option. Specifically the
> lines: "The text printed from the `help-echo' property is often only
> relevant when using the mouse." and "The presence of a `kbd-help'
> property guarantees that non mouse specific help is available." That's
> all the information I wanted.
>
> I still think if those were in the defcustom's docstring or a comment
> it would have been easier to find,

Makes sense to me.  I've now made the suggested adjustment in Emacs 28.

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