From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Drew Adams Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#20522: 25.0.50; `C-u C-x =' output, `to input' field Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 17:03:02 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <988c8ea5-e184-4d53-99d6-cd354006f45b@default> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1430957066 9527 80.91.229.3 (7 May 2015 00:04:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 7 May 2015 00:04:26 +0000 (UTC) To: 20522@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 07 02:04:13 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9IQ-0004my-5e for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Thu, 07 May 2015 02:04:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:47506 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9IP-0007hO-BB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:04:09 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42208) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9IL-0007h8-Ic for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:04:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9II-000469-CX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:04:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:54908) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9II-000465-9d for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:04:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9II-0003vw-37 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:04:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Drew Adams Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Thu, 07 May 2015 00:04:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 20522 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.143095700015066 (code B ref -1); Thu, 07 May 2015 00:04:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 May 2015 00:03:20 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:36650 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9Hb-0003uu-7J for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:19 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56750) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9HY-0003uh-Ne for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:17 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9HS-0003xi-Ho for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:11 -0400 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:50814) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9HS-0003xe-FB for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:10 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:42024) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9HR-0007fJ-Gj for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9HO-0003xS-7Q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:09 -0400 Original-Received: from aserp1040.oracle.com ([141.146.126.69]:50492) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Yq9HN-0003xM-Vt for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 06 May 2015 20:03:06 -0400 Original-Received: from aserv0022.oracle.com (aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234]) by aserp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.2) with ESMTP id t47034K9031835 (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 7 May 2015 00:03:05 GMT Original-Received: from userv0121.oracle.com (userv0121.oracle.com [156.151.31.72]) by aserv0022.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t47034Qs025944 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Thu, 7 May 2015 00:03:04 GMT Original-Received: from abhmp0012.oracle.com (abhmp0012.oracle.com [141.146.116.18]) by userv0121.oracle.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id t47033UV015384 for ; Thu, 7 May 2015 00:03:04 GMT X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.9 (901082) [OL 12.0.6691.5000 (x86)] X-Source-IP: aserv0022.oracle.com [141.146.126.234] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.4.x-2.6.x [generic] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:102558 Archived-At: C-u C-x 8 RET GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PSI RET C-b C-u C-x =3D Buffer *Help* says this, for field `to input': type "C-x 8 RET HEX-CODEPOINT" or "C-x 8 RET NAME" It should instead be able to say something like this: type "C-x 8 RET 0x03A8" or "C-x 8 RET GREEK CAPITAL LETTER PSI" Both of these pieces of information are shown in the same buffer *Help*. It seems a bit silly to tell a user to type HEX-CODEPOINT or NAME, when these are known when *Help* is created. In GNU Emacs 25.0.50.1 (i686-pc-mingw32) of 2014-10-20 on LEG570 Bzr revision: 118168 rgm@gnu.org-20141020195941-icp42t8ttcnud09g Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601 Configured using: `configure --enable-checking=3Dyes,glyphs CPPFLAGS=3D-DGLYPH_DEBUG=3D1'