GNU bug report logs - #8947
24.0.50; `describe-mode': `help-mode-map' pollutes minor mode descriptions

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 8947 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8947: 24.0.50;
 `describe-mode': `help-mode-map' pollutes minor mode descriptions
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2014 21:07:24 -0800

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

> Visit any *.el file, hit `C-h m', then search for `Transient' in *Help*.
> The help for `transient-mark-mode' says this:
>
> "...for example, incremental search, <, and >."
>
> `<' and `>' here should be `M-<' and `M->'.  The bug happens because
> `help-mode-map' is being used to interpret `\\[beginning-of-buffer]'
> and `\\[end-of-buffer]'.  In the *Help* buffer, where the text is
> used, the current keymap is being picked up, where these commands
> are bound to `<' and `>'.

This bug still exists in Emacs 24.3.

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