GNU bug report logs - #51421
28.0.60; describe-key fails from menu item: "Position not in text area of window"

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andy Moreton <andrewjmoreton <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 21:08:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 28.0.60

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 51421 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Andy Moreton <andrewjmoreton <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 51421 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51421: 28.0.60;
 describe-key fails from menu item: "Position not in text area of
 window"
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:12:10 +0300

> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:07:08 +0100
> From: Andy Moreton <andrewjmoreton <at> gmail.com>
> 
>  From emacs -Q, type "C-h k" then select a menu item with the mouse
> e.g. "File" then "Close". This reports "Position on in text area of
> window".
> 
> On emacs 27.2 this correctly describes the key binding for the menu
> item. It fails on the emacs-28 and master branches.

Thanks, this was broken by commit 2d15641.  Should be fixed now on the
release branch.
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