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23.1; C-h f gives doc for the wrong function

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Message #70 received at 4718 <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: <4718 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
        "'Juanma Barranquero'" <lekktu <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#4718: 23.1; C-h f gives doc for the wrong function
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:14:02 -0400

>> I disagree, the same problem exists for prefix completion.  Maybe it's
>> less frequent, but it exists nevertheless.

> As I said a couple of times, this difference in degree leads to
> a qualitative difference. It's not much of a problem for prefix
> completion, in practice - for the reasons I gave.

I understood what you said, but as written above I disagree: the same
"confusing" behavior can happen at times with the old code.  It's just
a lot less frequent.  So it's a question of frequency rather
than a qualitative difference.

>> Reread what I wrote: I said "indirectly". It's related not
>> for its functionality but because if we want to be able
>> to accept non-existing functions, then RET can't perform
>> completion any more.

> I'm not arguing that RET should not perform completion anymore.

Obviously not, I have no idea why you take the idea that I think you
said so.


        Stefan

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