From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: "積丹尼 Dan Jacobson" <jidanni@jidanni.org>
Cc: 42708@debbugs.gnu.org, rms@gnu.org
Subject: bug#42708: Let users copy "*Char Help*" buffer
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2020 02:42:29 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <877duerlw2.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r1smy1du.5.fsf@jidanni.org> ("積丹尼 Dan Jacobson"'s message of "Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:41:17 +0800")
> There is a buffer "*Char Help*" that emacs makes sure the user is never
> able to copy. (What if Stallman found out about this?)
Actually you can copy it after signing an NDA.
> There is only one place that those "you are not allowed to copy" police
> cannot control: when viewed with emacs -nw. (Oops, I leaked it.) Else
> one's only option is a screenshot.
This patch should allow copying freely:
diff --git a/lisp/dired-aux.el b/lisp/dired-aux.el
index efb214088d..7bad4a720c 100644
--- a/lisp/dired-aux.el
+++ b/lisp/dired-aux.el
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ dired-query
(format " [Type yn!q or %s] "
(key-description (vector help-char)))
" [Type y, n, q or !] ")))
- (set sym (setq char (read-char-choice prompt char-choices)))
+ (set sym (setq char (read-char-from-minibuffer prompt char-choices)))
(if (memq char '(?y ?\s ?!)) t)))))
\f
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-08-04 23:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-08-04 13:41 bug#42708: Let users copy "*Char Help*" buffer 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson
2020-08-04 23:42 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2020-08-05 9:24 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-08-05 23:52 ` Juri Linkov
2020-08-06 7:12 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-13 2:59 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-13 15:27 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-03 18:57 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-09 13:39 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-11-10 19:51 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-10 20:26 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-11 5:40 ` Richard Stallman
2020-11-11 8:09 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-11 19:41 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-11 20:07 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-11 21:24 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-12 7:32 ` Juri Linkov
2020-11-12 18:09 ` Drew Adams
2020-11-11 10:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-11-11 19:19 ` Juri Linkov
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