GNU bug report logs - #42708
Let users copy "*Char Help*" buffer

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 15:58:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

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 #14 received at 42708 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 42708 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: bug#42708: Let users copy "*Char Help*" buffer
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:52:52 +0300

>> -	   (set sym (setq char (read-char-choice prompt char-choices)))
>> +	   (set sym (setq char (read-char-from-minibuffer prompt char-choices)))
>>  	   (if (memq char '(?y ?\s ?!)) t)))))
>
> Makes sense to me...

Oh, I noticed it doesn't support 'C-h' that should pop up the buffer
" *Char Help*" from the dynamic variable 'help-form'.

Then maybe we should rewrite read-char-choice to use read-char-from-minibuffer?
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