GNU bug report logs - #8147
24.0.50; Inserting *Help* buffer can lead to data loss

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>

Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:03:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: MON KEY <monkey <at> sandpframing.com>
To: 8147 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 6462 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#8147: 24.0.50; Inserting *Help* buffer can lead to data loss
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 12:57:03 -0500

,----
| 5. Click on one of the buttons in the inserted text that links to
|    another doc string, e.g. `try-completion'.
`----

Unmentioned, but probably relevant is that clicking on these buttons
will likely corrupt the `help-xref-stack' as well...

See for example bug #6462
 `disabled-command-function' corrupts the `help-xref-stack'
 http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=6462

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