GNU bug report logs - #70432
30.0.50; C-h for help not working with C-h k

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:37:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>, Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>, 70432 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70432: 30.0.50; C-h for help not working with C-h k
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:51:54 -0400

> Dmitry and Stefan, any better ideas?
>
> diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
> index d4e39f0..e6117ec 100644
> --- a/lisp/help.el
> +++ b/lisp/help.el
> @@ -1049,6 +1049,9 @@ help--read-key-sequence
>    (let ((enable-disabled-menus-and-buttons t)
>          (cursor-in-echo-area t)
>          (side-event nil)
> +        ;; Showing the list of key sequences makes no sense when they
> +        ;; asked about a key sequence.
> +        (echo-keystrokes-help nil)
>          saved-yank-menu)
>      (unwind-protect
>          (let (last-modifiers key-list)

Loos OK to me, tho maybe it should be the other way around: we should
bind it to non-nil around those places where we know it makes sense?


        Stefan
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