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 #51 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: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:19:01 +0200
>> 2. Add handling of 'help-char' to 'read-char-from-minibuffer',
>>    and leave 'read-char-choice' unchanged, then replace all calls
>>    of 'read-char-choice' with 'read-char-from-minibuffer' calls
>>    in the Emacs source tree.
>
> I'd go for 2, I think.  These functions are so similar in what they
> offer that it doesn't make much sense in having both.

So I pushed 2 to master.  Please check if everything is alright.
Hope this will make Drew happy.




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