GNU bug report logs - #50256
thing-at-mouse

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2021 17:44:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Fixed in version 28.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: 50256 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org
Subject: bug#50256: thing-at-mouse
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:12:50 +0300

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org,  50256 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:44:49 +0300
> 
> In emacs -Q evaluate:
> 
>   (with-current-buffer "*Messages*"
>     (mouse-set-point last-input-event))
> 
> and it moves point in *scratch* to the position of point of
> the *Messages* buffer.

I don't follow: what do you expect to be in last-input-event in this
case, and how is that relevant to mouse clicks, when the mouse is not
even involved in this scenario?

I fear I'm missing something very important here.
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