GNU bug report logs - #71117
30.0.50; output of describe-function

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Kévin Le Gouguec <kevin.legouguec <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 71117 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Subject: bug#71117: 30.0.50; output of describe-function
Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 09:28:46 +0300

>> May it be possible to switch the button, like:
>>
>> "list is defined in ‘C source code’, a ‘primitive-function’".
>
> Might you be interested in 's', bound to 'help-view-source'?  Won't
> solve the "force-of-habit" problem, but I find it rather convenient: no
> need to TAB to the button; hopefully future-proof as redesigns wash over
> *Help*.  I've found it worth the brain re-wiring.

Except there is a bug that prevents 's' from handling some C variables, e.g.:

0. emacs -Q
1. C-h v minibuffer-allow-text-properties RET
2. s

fails with

  (error "Don’t know where ‘minibuffer-allow-text-properties’ is defined")

So still need to use 'TAB RET' to navigate to C source.

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