GNU bug report logs - #8368
24.0.50; "temp" means "help" - rename or at least document

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:40:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #29 received at 8368 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 8368 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8368: 24.0.50;
	"temp" means "help" - rename or at least document
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:46:55 -0400

    If `help-mode' is the correct mode for these buffers, then I think
    `with-output-to-temp-buffer' should be documented to put the buffer in
    help mode, and it should be done explicitly in the code -- not by having
    help.el alter `temp-buffer-setup-hook' when help.el is loaded.

I think the reason I did it in the hook was to create a way to turn it
off.  Your change would eliminate that possibility.

It is surely possible to change how this area works, but please
don't just delete these hook settings.

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