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From: martin rudalics <rudalics@gmx.at>
To: 9341-done@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9341: 24.0.50; Bad return message from apropos buffer
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:45:06 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E5376A2.9080807@gmx.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <840C14A10BB9459C99EC66FB5818AC16@us.oracle.com>

 > emacs -Q
 >
 > M-x apropos-variable RET frame-alist RET
 >
 > Click one of the variable names. You see the help for that variable, and
 > this message appears:
 >
 > "Type M-x switch-to-prev-buffer RET to restore previous buffer, C-M-v to
 > scroll help"

I now say "Type q in other window to quit".

 > In Emacs 23 you correctly see this message instead:
 >
 > "Type C-x 4 C-o RET to restore the other window, C-M-v to scroll help."

This happens to be correct in the case at hand but is not necessarily
correct when another buffer was displayed in that window before.

Thanks, martin





      reply	other threads:[~2011-08-23  9:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-08-22 15:38 bug#9341: 24.0.50; Bad return message from apropos buffer Drew Adams
2011-08-23  9:45 ` martin rudalics [this message]

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