GNU bug report logs - #65913
with-help-window arranges for 'inhibit-read-only' to be set to 't'

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Message #27 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 65913 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, heimeborgia <at> protonmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#65913: with-help-window arranges for 'inhibit-read-only' to
 be set to 't'
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 17:46:53 +0300

tags 65913 wontfix
close 65913
thanks

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:04:31 -0700
> Cc: 65913 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > I disagree.  The use of inhibit-read-only is an implementation detail
> > of with-help-window (and of many other functions in Emacs); mentioning
> > it in the doc string will IMO have no useful purpose.
> >
> > The doc string of "C-x C-q" (read-only-mode) does mention
> > inhibit-read-only, which is I think a much more reasonable place for a
> > reference to that variable.
> >
> > Stefan, WDYT?
> 
> I tend to agree with you.

OK, so I'm closing this bug.

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