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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From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: "H. Dieter Wilhelm" <dieter <at> duenenhof-wilhelm.de>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, "60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <60587 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>, "monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca" <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#60587: Patch for adding links to symbols' help documentation
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:12:02 +0000

Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com> writes:

>> > 2. Instead of putting it on the hook when loading
>> > the code, add/remove it in a :set function.  E.g.
>> > (untested):...
>> >
>> > 3. Maybe add a toggle command for the option, so
>> > users can switch the behavior anytime, on the fly.
>> 
>> What about using `add-variable-watcher'?
>
> Did you mean for #2: when/where to add the function
> to the hook?  Or did you mean use a watcher instead
> of #3, a toggle command?

Both. Rather than searching for a dedicated "toggle" command, setting
the variable with then trigger the hook addition/removal.

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