GNU bug report logs - #60587
30.0.50; Info pages are lacking links from symbol names to the symbol's help documentation

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Message #172 received at 60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: "H. Dieter Wilhelm" <dieter <at> duenenhof-wilhelm.de>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 "60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
 Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Subject: Re: bug#60587: Patch for adding links to symbols' help documentation
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 22:45:06 +0100

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Tags: patch

Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>> The only thing, which feels strange to me, is that
>> 'info-links-to-help-mode' is now a minor mode for all buffers (and
>> modes).  Sure, it's only affecting 'Info-mode' but isn't there a way of
>> making it a "global" minor mode only for Info buffers?  Anyway, I
>> couldn't find a way to restrict global minor modes to certain major
>> modes.
>
> No it's perfectly normal to have a global preference that only affects
> the buffers for which it's relevant.  I like my food to be spicy and
> that's just as true when I eat as when I don't but it has consequences
> only when I do.
>

Alright :-)

I've adjusted the code and documentation accordingly and created another
patch.

Thank you for your support.

      Dieter

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-- 
Best wishes
H. Dieter Wilhelm
Zwingenberg, Germany

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