Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:

> David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> C-h k followed by mouse-1 on the overlay, display string, or text
>>> propertized region all report the correct action for the given local
>>> keymap.
>>
>> Uh, C-h k has extra code doing this sort of lookup.  It does not rely
>> on key-binding.
>
> It also works with (setq foo (read-key-sequence ""))
>
>> Do you have an idea why the stuff in read-key-sequence concerning
>> mouse related maps appears so much more complicated?  Or is it just
>> me?  Some complication, of course, is due to read-key-sequence
>> having to _assemble_ a key sequence instead of merely looking it up.
>
> What you said.

Well, it does not seem just as easy as that.  I now can't start
RefTeX anymore without getting the error: