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bug#16617: 24.3.50; REGRESSION: `C-q ?' pops up annoying *Char Help* buf
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#16617: 24.3.50; REGRESSION: `C-q ?' pops up annoying *Char Help* buffer |
Date: |
Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:44:00 +0300 |
> Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:32:02 -0700
> From: Daniel Colascione <dancol@dancol.org>
> CC: sdl.web@gmail.com, 16617@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Drew's right this time.
In what part(s) of his long list of complaints?
> >> Why should `C-q ?' show any "help"?
> >
> > Because '?' is a help character.
>
> We should make an exception for C-q. Its purpose is explicitly to
> *override* normal Emacs convention. I'd be happy echoing a help message
> as soon as C-q is entered, and maybe popping up help on F1, but we
> should certainly treat "?" like any other character.
Not sure I agree about '?', but in any case this is NOT the main part
of Drew's complaints. He says that help text should not be shown at
all, ever. _That_ is certainly not a regression, as Emacs have
behaved like that since about forever.
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Eli Zaretskii <=
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- bug#16617: 24.3.50; REGRESSION: `C-q ?' pops up annoying *Char Help* buffer, Drew Adams, 2014/04/04
bug#16617: 24.3.50; REGRESSION: `C-q ?' pops up annoying *Char Help* buffer, Drew Adams, 2014/04/03
bug#16617: 24.3.50; REGRESSION: `C-q ?' pops up annoying *Char Help* buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/04
bug#16617: 24.3.50; REGRESSION: `C-q ?' pops up annoying *Char Help* buffer, Eli Zaretskii, 2014/04/03