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C-h C-s leads to empty " *Metahelp*" buffer

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>, 50881 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Subject: bug#50881: C-h C-s leads to empty " *Metahelp*" buffer
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:45:31 -0700

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:

> Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net> writes:
>
>> I tried to reproduce this, then typed 'C-h C-h', and it highlights
>> matching parens on the first line.  This not only makes no sense,
>> but also distracting for users seeking help.
>> 'show-paren-mode' should be disabled in all read-only buffers.
>
> Yup.  Perhaps disable it in `special-mode'?

Sounds good to me, but are there any special-modes where it is useful?

Perhaps we can just disable it in `special-mode', and if we think of
some modes where it seems really useful, we re-enable it for them?

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