From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
Cc: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>, 8147@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8147: 24.0.50; Inserting *Help* buffer can lead to data loss
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:20:12 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvipvuoqdt.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87k4gct2mc.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (Chong Yidong's message of "Sun, 06 Mar 2011 15:28:43 -0500")
> The buffer from you pasted the button might not be *Help*; it could be
> any other buffer in Help mode. So wouldn't it be inconsistent either
> way?
I don't think that's a problem. His patch looks good to me.
The main issue is to avoid replacing the buffer's content when that
content is not prepared for such replacement, and help-mode buffers are
supposed to be prepared for it (e.g. proving the help-xref-stack to
"undo").
Stefan
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-07 16:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-01 16:02 bug#8147: 24.0.50; Inserting *Help* buffer can lead to data loss Stephen Berman
2011-03-02 17:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2011-03-05 21:10 ` Chong Yidong
2011-03-06 0:24 ` Stephen Berman
2011-03-06 16:38 ` Stephen Berman
2011-03-06 20:28 ` Chong Yidong
2011-03-06 23:41 ` Stephen Berman
2011-03-06 23:58 ` Stephen Berman
2011-03-07 16:20 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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