From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#49784: 27.2; mouse-2 error with "No cross-reference here" Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:49:03 +0200 Message-ID: <87k0l7k2fk.fsf@gnus.org> References: <2a2a2213-d57e-eb5b-1c7d-5912cdee4887@flux.utah.edu> <83bl6jr7ao.fsf@gnu.org> <87o8ajk4z3.fsf@gnus.org> <8335rvr59j.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="10820"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 49784@debbugs.gnu.org, morelli@flux.utah.edu To: Eli Zaretskii Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 30 21:50:12 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YWJ-0002cI-Qu for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:50:11 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56034 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YWI-0002Cl-Mm for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:50:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:44808) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YWA-0002Ca-Uz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:50:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:49442) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YWA-0006Mi-Na for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:50:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YWA-0007qW-Hg for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:50:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:50:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 49784 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: moreinfo Original-Received: via spool by 49784-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B49784.162767456030103 (code B ref 49784); Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:50:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 49784) by debbugs.gnu.org; 30 Jul 2021 19:49:20 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60988 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YVT-0007pS-SZ for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:49:20 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:45456) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YVR-0007pF-S7 for 49784@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:49:18 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=WvqdaXKFkcUvhRcj7robStrG3mjBh2tSuG5zX6nAVCc=; b=Qc4wgRjAozrdHiM93wrUxc7zyS thELntnxKFSUByk91kd9w4QfkebYiqlNqY6YTEBC1GKNnWSxYr4hki0wCGVyycPBImDg9wpQn553t w/nkpL81XxSCu4IuKjVtkyIRWb1qkbpQijm/k4Z5t0GjnpagyqnlqxPLTbVXCD8SfVic=; Original-Received: from 2.149.45.105.tmi.telenormobil.no ([2.149.45.105] helo=elva) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1m9YVG-0003Eg-Up; Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:49:10 +0200 In-Reply-To: <8335rvr59j.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:06:00 +0300") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:210942 Archived-At: Eli Zaretskii writes: >> ;; The doc string is meant to explain what buttons do. >> (defun help-follow-mouse () >> "Follow the cross-reference that you click on." >> (interactive) >> (error "No cross-reference here")) >> >> I guess the point is to... not say >> >> Buffer is read-only: # >> >> to be helpful? It might just confuse more than it helps. > > Perhaps the comment before the function hints on why this was done > that way. IOW, if this binding didn't exist, what would C-h show for > mouse-2, and how? It'd say It is bound to . (mouse-yank-primary CLICK) like in any other buffer it's not bound. I understand that the binding was done to be helpful, but I'm just not sure that it's helpful to make *Help* buffers behave weirdly. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no