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Re: Patch proposal: display symbol source code in help buffers


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: Patch proposal: display symbol source code in help buffers
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:24:48 +0300

> From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
> Cc: larsi@gnus.org,  stefankangas@gmail.com,  arthur.miller@live.com,
>   emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:08:14 +0800
> 
> > This assumes that if point is at BOB, we "just opened the buffer"?
> > What if the user moves point, then returns to BOB?
> 
> Lars applied the patch without (= 1...) clause, so it does not matter
> anymore.

And I sent my comment before I saw that Lars already installed, so it
doesn't matter anymore.

> > And why do you use 1 instead of point-min?
> 
> Mostly because I prefer to state it explicitly to not confuse BOB with
> beginning of a narrow.  Is there any scenario when BOB is not at 1?

When the buffer is narrowed, of course.  Suppose some Help function
decides for some reason to narrow the buffer: then 1 won't work
anymore the way you intended.



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