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

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>,
 42708 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#42708: Let users copy "*Char Help*" buffer
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 22:07:27 +0200
> I also wouldn't be happy about wholesale replacement of uses
> of `read-char-choice' by `read-char-from-minibuffer'.
> Maybe it makes sense to replace some such occurrences, but
> it would be good to see some justification case by case.

Actually, only one occurrence of `read-char-choice'
was replaced by `read-char-from-minibuffer'.

> But if `read-char-choice' can itself remain in the
> `read-char', `read-event', `read-key', etc. camp, then at
> least that will be good, IMO.  Thx.

Yes, `read-char-choice' remains in that camp unchanged.




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