From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#25131: thwarted from copying what one sees in Info Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 09:02:35 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3529e973-7e42-49b9-9bf0-85cba12a91af@default> References: <87r35kmc1v.fsf@jidanni.org> <87r35jr97l.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1481130384 27245 195.159.176.226 (7 Dec 2016 17:06:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2016 17:06:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Marcin Borkowski , 25131@debbugs.gnu.org To: =?UTF-8?Q?=E7=A9=8D=E4=B8=B9=E5=B0=BC?= Dan Jacobson , Andreas Schwab Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 07 18:06:16 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEffa-0005RX-5p for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:06:14 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:40264 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEffe-00016F-1g for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:06:18 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33521) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEfcX-0007DD-NL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:03:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEfcU-0005nA-M8 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:03:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:44069) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cEfcU-0005mv-I3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:03:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEfcU-0005Py-8F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:03:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:03:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 25131 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 25131-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B25131.148113016820807 (code B ref 25131); Wed, 07 Dec 2016 17:03:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 25131) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Dec 2016 17:02:48 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:59468 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEfcG-0005PX-0L for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:02:48 -0500 Original-Received: from userp1040.oracle.com ([156.151.31.81]:37363) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cEfcD-0005PI-E5 for 25131@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:02:45 -0500 Original-Received: from aserv0021.oracle.com (aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id uB7H2cOp016177 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 7 Dec 2016 17:02:38 GMT Original-Received: from aserv0122.oracle.com (aserv0122.oracle.com [141.146.126.236]) by aserv0021.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.14.4) with ESMTP id uB7H2cKk027543 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 7 Dec 2016 17:02:38 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0013.oracle.com (abhmp0013.oracle.com [141.146.116.19]) by aserv0122.oracle.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id uB7H2bmv023152; Wed, 7 Dec 2016 17:02:37 GMT In-Reply-To: <87r35jr97l.fsf@jidanni.org> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9.1 (1003210) [OL 12.0.6753.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0021.oracle.com [141.146.126.233] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:126618 Archived-At: > > The string is available from the C-x =3D buffer. >=20 > One apparently must put the cursor on the first (the only possible) > character, hit C-x =3D, and then dig it out of the *Messages* buffer, > encrusted in: >=20 > Char: F (70, #o106, #x46, part of display "File..."->"(coreutils)Top > > Directory listing > ls invocation > Sorting the output > ") point=3D232756 of 849416 (27%) <232756-235061> column=3D0 >=20 > Not very user friendly. Indeed. You can at least use `C-u C-x =3D', and then get it from the *Help* buffer that is shown. But this is a workaround, and it is unlikely that someone looking to copy that text will think of it. On the other hand, I disagree that we should add a special command just for copying Info breadcrumbs. A _general_ solution to the need to copy displayed stuff (including overlays) should instead be sought.