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30.1; "C-h w" doesn't detect binding in the midst of an M-x invocation

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From: Eshel Yaron <me <at> eshelyaron.com>
To: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77345 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77345: 30.1; "C-h w" doesn't detect binding in the midst of
 an M-x invocation
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 08:05:50 +0100

Hi,

Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 1. Invoke "emacs -Q".
> 2. Switch to *scratch* buffer.
> 3. Do M-x and then type "eval-print-last-sexp", but don't press RET.
> 4. Do "C-h w RET" (i.e., select the default option of
>    eval-print-last-sexp).
> 5. Expected: Message in the echo area noting that "eval-print-last-sexp"
>    is bound to "C-j".  Observed: "eval-print-last-sexp is not on any
>    key".

You're asking "where is eval-print-last-sexp" in the minibuffer, not in
the original buffer.  So the observed response, "nowhere", is expected.
To see the binding in the original buffer, invoke C-h w in that buffer.


Best regards,

Eshel

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