Re: eldoc/eglot help: Nothing to follow at point

[Joel Reicher]

Christoph Kliemt <christoph.kliemt@pgxml.net> writes:

> On Wed, 05 Feb 2025 22:17:58 +1100 Joel Reicher 
> <joel.reicher@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > emacs-list-18@pgxml.net writes:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > >  So now: who is the culprit?
> > >
> > >  eglot seems to tell eldoc to produce a buffer in help-mode, 
> > >  but  eldoc uses a markdown function as binding to a mouse 
> > >  event.
> >
> > I see the same. I think eglot is using gfm-view-mode to format 
> > the  text from the LSP, but then putting it in a buffer called 
> > "*eldoc*" which is not actually that markdown mode at all.
>
> Hmmm... i don't see a "*eldoc*" buffer at all, here i have a 
> *elgot-help buffer in help mode.

Are you opening the buffer with `C-h .'? I'm pretty sure what I've 
described is the default behaviour of that.

> > If I copy the LSP response into a buffer which is actually that 
> > mode the link following works as expected.
>
> Could you please describe exactly how you are doing this (copy 
> lsp response into a markdown buffer)?

M-x eglot-events-buffer and copy the string from the json.

> > Have you reported this to the eglot devs?
>
> No. Till now i did not fully understand the root cause of the 
> problem.  The help-echo property has a keymap with 
> "markdown-follow-thing-at-point" bound to mouse-2; the markdown 
> function *is* called, but it does not recognize the help-echo 
> data as url which is should.

What's the mode of the eglot-help buffer, and what version of 
eglot? Do you have any other relevant packages or customisations?

Regards,

       - Joel