GNU bug report logs - #63815
29.0.91; Bind `M-n' in `Info-mode-map' to `clone-buffer'

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, "63815 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <63815 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#63815: 29.0.91; Bind `M-n' in `Info-mode-map' to `clone-buffer'
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.

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