GNU bug report logs - #50959
28.0.50; Shorthand symbols are unknown to Emacs

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>

Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2021 09:21:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.50

Done: João Távora <joaotavora <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: psainty <at> orcon.net.nz, joaotavora <at> gmail.com, 50959 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50959: 28.0.50; Shorthand symbols are unknown to Emacs
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2021 20:14:45 -0400

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  > We are talking at cross-purposes.  You are talking about the
  > underlying mechanism; I'm talking about the user's experience.  From
  > the UX POV, it is unexpected to be unable to get help about a
  > symbol-like thing the user sees in the buffer.

I agree.  We should implement doing the right thing with these cases,
or at least whatever thing is the most right that we can come up with.
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