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[PATCH] (help-fns-function-description-header): Print functions' type

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: 69935 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#69935: [PATCH] (help-fns-function-description-header): Print functions' type
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:44:09 +0200

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: 69935 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:14:40 -0400
> 
> > and the button and its purpose should be described in the user manual
> > (where we document "C-h f").
> 
> Hmm.. not sure where/how to add it there.  The current text doesn't
> discuss/mention the other buttons (like the button to jump to the
> source) and auxiliary information, so I'm not sure what you
> were expecting.  My proposal would be something like the text below.
> Is that the kind of thing you were thinking about?

Yes, except that I would suggest to mention that some of the auxiliary
information is reachable by clicking or typing RET on hyperlink-style
emphasized parts of the text displayed in the *Help* buffer.

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