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29.0.50; "C-h q" leaves misleading message in the echo-area

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Message #5 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 29.0.50; "C-h q" leaves misleading message in the echo-area
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:29:34 +0300

To reproduce:

  emacs -Q
  C-h q
  C-h
  q

That is, wait for some time between the second C-h and the following
"q".  You will then be left with this message in the echo-area:

  C-h (Type ? for further options) q

This is misleading, since we are no longer at the C-h prompt.  E.g.,
typing "?" at this point will just insert it into the current buffer.

In GNU Emacs 29.0.50 (build 2070, i686-pc-mingw32) of 2022-10-15 built
 on HOME-C4E4A596F7
Repository revision: e185526d216e544a70b2be77b34b5cb5386762d1
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
System Description: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v5.1.0.2600)

Configured using:
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Message #8 received at 58542 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 58542 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58542: 29.0.50; "C-h q" leaves misleading message in the
 echo-area
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:53:08 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> This is misleading, since we are no longer at the C-h prompt.  E.g.,
> typing "?" at this point will just insert it into the current buffer.

I've now fixed this in Emacs 29.

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