bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

In a Gnus *Article* buffer, place the cursor on
an attachment, and do M-x describe-text-properties .

   Here is a ‘button’ button labeled ‘[4. image/jpeg; Screenshot_20201030-160838.jpg]...’.

   There are text properties here:
     article-type         annotation
     button               (t)
     category             default-button
     face                 gnus-button
     follow-link          t
     gnus-callback        gnus-mm-display-part
     gnus-data            [Show]
     gnus-face            t
     gnus-part            4
     help-echo            "mouse-2: toggle the MIME part; down-mouse-3: more options"
     keymap               [Show]
     mouse-face           highlight
     rear-nonsticky       t

OK, that's great. However clicking on [Show] just flashes the screen.
C-h e doesn't reveal why, either.
At least print a message.

bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

> OK, that's great. However clicking on [Show] just flashes the screen.

By "clicking" I'm guessing you mean `mouse-1'?  Use `mouse-2' instead.
Closing.

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bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

reopen 44340
retitle Say "use mouse-2" instead of flashing the screen
thanks

The average user is more likely to click with mouse-1.

So clicking with mouse-1 or mouse-3 should cause a message to appear,
saying to click with mouse-2.

Simply flashing the screen will make it appear emacs is broken.

Thanks.

>>>>> "LI" == Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
LI> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

>> OK, that's great. However clicking on [Show] just flashes the screen.

LI> By "clicking" I'm guessing you mean `mouse-1'?  Use `mouse-2' instead.
LI> Closing.

bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[Basil L. Contovounesios]

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

> reopen 44340
> retitle Say "use mouse-2" instead of flashing the screen
> thanks

I think you accidentally sent these to control@bugs.debian.org instead
of control@debbugs.gnu.org.

I suggest in the future you Bcc, not Cc, the control server.

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bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

>>>>> "BLC" == Basil L Contovounesios <contovob@tcd.ie> writes:
BLC> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

>> reopen 44340
>> retitle Say "use mouse-2" instead of flashing the screen
>> thanks

BLC> I think you accidentally sent these to control@bugs.debian.org instead
BLC> of control@debbugs.gnu.org.

Yeah. I decided to open a more general bug now.

bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:

> The average user is more likely to click with mouse-1.

See `mouse-1-click-follows-link'.

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bug#44340: 27.1; describe-text-properties: [Show] when nothing to show

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org> writes:
>
>> The average user is more likely to click with mouse-1.
>
> See `mouse-1-click-follows-link'.

Actually, I closed this prematurely.  There was a bug here -- the [Show]
buttons didn't have the correct markup for this to work.  This has now
been fixed on the trunk.

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