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31.0.50; Register previews cannot be disabled

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From: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>, rudolf <at> adamkovic.org, 76739 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#76739: 31.0.50; Register previews cannot be disabled
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:37:23 +0000

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

>> 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.

Done.

-- 
Thierry

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