GNU bug report logs - #6522
24.0.50; The help character

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From: Deniz Dogan <deniz.a.m.dogan <at> gmail.com>
To: submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 24.0.50; The help character
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:56:04 +0200

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Package: emacs
Version: 24.0.50
Tags: patch
Severity: minor

When you hit C-h C-h in Emacs, you get this:

"You have typed C-h, the help character.  Type a Help option:"

I think "the help character" should be changed to something more
appropriate, such as "the help key". While "the help key" is not
completely accurate either for C-h (but is for <f1>) it is better than
calling <f1> or C-h characters.

-- 
Deniz Dogan

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Message #6 received at 6522-quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 6522-quiet <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6522
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:41:16 -0400

[ Resent from
  http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-07/msg00483.html ]


Deniz Dogan wrote:

> This e-mail is about this bug report:
> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=6522
>
> For some reason I don't understand it has been tagged as "wontfix".
> Why is this? I can't find anything in the logs about it and no message
> explaining why.

Sorry, sometimes I cheat and operate directly on the database.

Here's the associated mail I was going to send, but never got round to:

    I don't think this change is appropriate. Describing it as a character
    is factually correct (C-h v help-char, not sure if customizing it
    actually works though...), describing it as a key is factually
    incorrect.

    I doubt it really matters to anyone anyway, so why not stick with what
    is correct.

Message #11 received at 6522-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 6522-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6522: 24.0.50; The help character
Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:44:37 -0400

I don't see a need to keep open this particular report, which was marked
"wontfix" some time ago.

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