GNU bug report logs - #76739
31.0.50; Register previews cannot be disabled

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Message #23 received at 76739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>
Cc: rudolf <at> adamkovic.org, 76739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76739: 31.0.50; Register previews cannot be disabled
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:03:18 +0200

> From: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>
> Cc: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>,  rudolf <at> adamkovic.org,
>   76739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:53:35 +0000
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>
> >> Cc: Rudolf Adamkovič <rudolf <at> adamkovic.org>,  Thierry
> >>  Volpiatto
> >>  <thievol <at> posteo.net>,  76739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> >> Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:46:59 +0000
> >> 
> >> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> >> 
> >> > Thierry, could you please look into this?
> >> 
> >> Yes, I already replied, the problem is if one set this variable with
> >> setq, the defcustom has a :set function.
> >
> > Yes, I saw it too late, thanks.
> >
> >> So from emacs -Q here:
> >> 
> >> (customize-set-variable 'register-use-preview 'never)
> >> 
> >> Then do 3) and 4) from the recipe above.
> >> 
> >> No preview, as expected.
> >
> > Right.  I've already updated the doc string to say using setq is not
> > effective, so maybe this is all that's needed here.
> 
> Yes, for this it should be enough, however there is a little bug when
> using never and trying to do C-h, the minibuffer exit with "No register
> specified", which is wrong, the preview should popup with full
> capabilities, here the needed changes:

Thanks, please install on the emacs-30 branch.

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