Subject: Re: [External] : Re: bug#63815: 29.0.91; Bind `M-n' in `Info-mode-map' to `clone-buffer'

From: Juri Linkov <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:05:46 +0300

>> > I see.  Why not (also) `M-n', like elsewhere?
>> > Why not treat *Help* like *info* and *Man __*?
>> 
>> Actually, 'C-x x n' is the global keybinding.  Here is what Help says:
>> 
>>   C-x x n runs the command clone-buffer (found in global-map).
>> 
>>   It is bound to M-n and C-x x n.
>
> Is that `M-n' binding new for Emacs 30?  I don't see it in the 29
> pretest (emacs -Q).  Anyway, if an M-n binding has already been added
> then (great) please close this bug.  Thx.

Sorry that the answer was unclear.  This Help buffer showed help
about the Info buffer.  So M-n exists only in Info mode.
But in Emacs 29 a new global binding 'C-x x n' was added
to make 'clone-buffer' available in all modes.
This makes 'M-n' in Info obsolete.