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dedicated *Help* and M-x help-for-help |
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Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:47:00 -0500 |
`help-on-help' cannot deal with dedicated windows.
To reproduce:
(setq special-display-buffer-names '("*Help*"))
(help-on-help)
This will open a new frame with the *Help* buffer. However, as soon
as the user presses one of the keys (e.g., `a`), the frame is
iconified, which is unexpected and not what you get when the window is
not dedicated.
Credit for the original bug report is due to Aquamacs Emacs user John
Manoogian III.
In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.34 (i386-apple-darwin9.4.0, *Step 9.0)
of 2008-08-21 on scarlett [excuse the old version - either way,
help.el hasn't been changed since the summer]
Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 49.46.48
configured using `configure '--with-ns' '--without-x' '--with-app''
Important settings:
value of $LC_ALL: nil
value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
value of $LC_TIME: nil
value of $LANG: nil
value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
locale-coding-system: nil
default-enable-multibyte-characters: t
Major mode: Lisp Interaction
Minor modes in effect:
tooltip-mode: t
tool-bar-mode: t
mouse-wheel-mode: t
menu-bar-mode: t
file-name-shadow-mode: t
global-font-lock-mode: t
font-lock-mode: t
global-auto-composition-mode: t
auto-composition-mode: t
auto-encryption-mode: t
auto-compression-mode: t
line-number-mode: t
transient-mark-mode: t
Recent input:
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-1> C-x b <return> ( s e t q m
SPC <backspace> <backspace> SPC s p e c i a l - d i
s p l a y - b u f f e r - a b <backspace> <backspace>
n a m e s SPC ' ( ( <backspace> " * H <backspace> <backspace>
SPC * H e l p SPC * <backspace> <backspace> * SPC "
) ) C-x C-e <return> <return> M-x <up> h e l p - o
n - h <tab> <return> e <tab> <return> <backspace> <backspace>
<backspace> <backspace> <tab> <backspace> f <tab> <return>
q <up> <left> <left> <left> <left> <backspace> <left>
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <backspace> <down>
C-x C-e <escape> x <up> <return> a <switch-frame> <switch-frame>
C-g <switch-frame> <down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement>
<mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1> s-c
<down-mouse-1> <mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1>
<tool-bar> <cut> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu>
<send-emacs-bug-report> <help-echo> <switch-frame>
<help-echo> <menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>
<switch-frame> h e l p <return> s-w <menu-bar> <help-menu>
<send-emacs-bug-report>
Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Unable to load color "darkblue"
(" *Help* ")
goto-history-element: Beginning of history; no preceding item
("*Help*")
Quit
byte-code: Command attempted to use minibuffer while in minibuffer
Buffer is read-only: #<buffer *Help*> [4 times]
help-follow: No cross-reference here
Begin forwarded message:
From: John Manoogian III <jm3@jm3.net>
Date: 8 November 2008 00:33:02 EST
To: aquamacs-bugs@aquamacs.org
Cc: John Manoogian III <jm3@jm3.net>
Subject: [Aquamacs-bugs] help-for-help buffer minimizes and ignores
key input
repro steps after following all the steps in http://aquamacs.org/
reporting-bugs.shtml:
1. M-x help-for-help
2. (help buffer appears in new os x window with menu options
a,b,c,C,d,e,f,F,h, etc.)
3. type any of the menu keys presented
expected behavior: chosen menu activates
actual behavior: window minimizes to the OS X dock, then, sometimes,
it unminimizes itself again immediately. chosen menu does not activate
In GNU Emacs 22.3.2 (i386-apple-darwin9.5.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0)
of 2008-11-07 on plume.sr.unh.edu - Aquamacs Distribution 1.6CVS
Windowing system distributor `Apple Inc.', version 10.4.11
configured using `configure '--without-x' '--prefix=/usr/local''
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Re: bug#1322: dedicated *Help* and M-x help-for-help |
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Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:19:09 +0100 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) |
> `help-on-help' cannot deal with dedicated windows.
> To reproduce:
>
> (setq special-display-buffer-names '("*Help*"))
> (help-on-help)
>
> This will open a new frame with the *Help* buffer. However, as soon as
> the user presses one of the keys (e.g., `a`), the frame is iconified,
> which is unexpected and not what you get when the window is not dedicated.
Fixed as
2008-11-17 Martin Rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
* help-macro.el
(make-help-screen): Don't iconify selected frame. (Bug#1322)
Thanks for the report, martin.
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