From: Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Bug in help-fns+.el (was Re: Completion stopped working)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:10:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87haipfmwt.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 95667056AB83437DABC4BBC72B55DD4A@us.oracle.com
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> Following your advice, I found out that loading 'help-fns+.el' by Drew
>> Adams redefines 'describe-function' and 'describe-variable', and fails
>> at offering the symbol near point as the default symbol to be
>> described.
>
> Please report the problem you think you see to me, using a
> reproducible recipe from emacs -Q.
1. emacs -Q
2. type
,------------------
| (message "hello")
`------------------
in scratch buffer
3. with point on 'message', do 'C-h f' and you'll see:
,-------------------------------------
| Describe function (default message):
`-------------------------------------
4. Do 'M-x load-file RET /path/to/help-fns+.el'
5. with point on 'message', do 'C-h f' again and you'll see:
,--------------------
| Describe function:
`--------------------
PS:
GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.6.4)
of 2013-03-18 on eric
--
cheers,
Thorsten
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-04-29 14:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-04-16 9:50 Completion stopped working Thorsten Jolitz
2013-04-16 10:00 ` Christopher Schmidt
2013-04-16 10:24 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-04-16 10:33 ` Christopher Schmidt
2013-04-16 13:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2013-04-16 14:18 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-04-29 8:26 ` Bug in help-fns+.el (was Re: Completion stopped working) Thorsten Jolitz
2013-04-29 13:32 ` Drew Adams
2013-04-29 14:10 ` Thorsten Jolitz [this message]
2013-04-29 14:17 ` Drew Adams
2013-04-29 16:58 ` Thorsten Jolitz
2013-04-30 5:16 ` Drew Adams
2013-04-30 9:04 ` Thorsten Jolitz
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