Subject: bug#50256: thing-at-mouse

From: Juri Linkov <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:59:59 +0300

>> I have only run `with-current-buffer'.  The selected window shows
>> *Messages*.
>
> Then what is the semantics of the code snippet above, and why did you
> call with-current-buffer the second time?  What did you want to
> accomplish, except make a point?
>
> IOW, what kind of real-life situation needs such a code?

In bug#9923 'C-h m' switched to another buffer before calling
mouse-set-point.