Subject: Re: bug#9341: 24.0.50; Bad return message from apropos buffer

From: martin rudalics <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:45:06 +0200

> emacs -Q
 >
 > M-x apropos-variable RET frame-alist RET
 >
 > Click one of the variable names. You see the help for that variable, and
 > this message appears:
 >
 > "Type M-x switch-to-prev-buffer RET to restore previous buffer, C-M-v to
 > scroll help"

I now say "Type q in other window to quit".

 > In Emacs 23 you correctly see this message instead:
 >
 > "Type C-x 4 C-o RET to restore the other window, C-M-v to scroll help."

This happens to be correct in the case at hand but is not necessarily
correct when another buffer was displayed in that window before.

Thanks, martin