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From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,
	"63815@debbugs.gnu.org" <63815@debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#63815: 29.0.91; Bind `M-n' in `Info-mode-map' to `clone-buffer'
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:05:46 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86zg5hubal.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CO6PR10MB5473040989B038F3B3B5BC18F34EA@CO6PR10MB5473.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Fri, 2 Jun 2023 13:23:50 +0000")

>> > I see.  Why not (also) `M-n', like elsewhere?
>> > Why not treat *Help* like *info* and *Man __*?
>> 
>> Actually, 'C-x x n' is the global keybinding.  Here is what Help says:
>> 
>>   C-x x n runs the command clone-buffer (found in global-map).
>> 
>>   It is bound to M-n and C-x x n.
>
> Is that `M-n' binding new for Emacs 30?  I don't see it in the 29
> pretest (emacs -Q).  Anyway, if an M-n binding has already been added
> then (great) please close this bug.  Thx.

Sorry that the answer was unclear.  This Help buffer showed help
about the Info buffer.  So M-n exists only in Info mode.
But in Emacs 29 a new global binding 'C-x x n' was added
to make 'clone-buffer' available in all modes.
This makes 'M-n' in Info obsolete.





  reply	other threads:[~2023-06-02 16:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-05-31 20:00 bug#63815: 29.0.91; Bind `M-n' in `Info-mode-map' to `clone-buffer' Drew Adams
2023-06-01  5:44 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-06-01 13:25   ` Drew Adams
2023-06-01 16:08     ` Juri Linkov
2023-06-01 16:44       ` Drew Adams
2023-06-02  6:49         ` Juri Linkov
2023-06-02 13:23           ` Drew Adams
2023-06-02 16:05             ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2023-06-02 18:37               ` Drew Adams
2023-06-04 16:40                 ` Juri Linkov
2023-09-16 14:28                   ` Stefan Kangas

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