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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: eller.helmut@gmail.com, 4897@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#4897: 23.1.50; Info-index and ? in minibuffer
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2019 09:54:35 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CADwFkmkRKpasxggAkmNxLoOyLUeBTecRKKdM0zypsK=mBxvbvQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83eeyqk7yu.fsf@gnu.org>

tags 4897 + wontfix
close 4897
thanks

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>:
>
> > From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> > Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 06:25:07 +0100
> > Cc: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut@gmail.com>, 4897@debbugs.gnu.org
> >
> > >> The key binding for ? in the minibuffer can be very annoying for the
> > >> Info-index command.
> > >
> > > It behaves the same way as in the stand-alone info reader.
> > > You can use `C-q ?' for a literal '?'.
> >
> > IMO, it would be better to remove the "?" binding.  One could use
> > the more natural "TAB" binding instead.
> >
> > However, given that this is very long-standing behaviour, can we
> > really change it now?  Any opinions?
>
> It is very unusual for an index entry to include the question mark, so
> I think the case for the change is quite weak.

That makes sense.  I'm consequently closing the bug as wontfix.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas





  reply	other threads:[~2019-11-02  8:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-11-10  8:26 bug#4897: 23.1.50; Info-index and ? in minibuffer Helmut Eller
2009-11-12  7:23 ` Glenn Morris
2009-11-12  7:30   ` Processed: " Emacs bug Tracking System
2019-11-02  5:25   ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-02  8:17     ` Eli Zaretskii
2019-11-02  8:54       ` Stefan Kangas [this message]
2019-11-02 15:22     ` Drew Adams
     [not found] <<m27hty7pla.fsf@gmail.com>
     [not found] ` <<bh1vk4yzn5.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
     [not found]   ` <<87sgn6hmto.fsf@marxist.se>
     [not found]     ` <<83eeyqk7yu.fsf@gnu.org>
2019-11-02 15:38       ` Drew Adams

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