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* bug#28903: 26.0.90; Better `C-h k' help for mouse events
@ 2017-10-19 17:10 Drew Adams
  2022-05-17 21:59 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2017-10-19 17:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: 28903

Click `mouse-1' in the left fringe. While `mouse-1' is depressed, before
you release it, you can see this in the echo area:

 left-fringe down-mouse-1-

When you release `mouse-1' you get the `C-h k' help:

 <mouse-1> (translated from <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1>) at that spot runs
 the command mouse-set-point...

The information about the click being in the fringe is lost - not
presented.  The binding of `mouse-1' is described.  Well, OK, that's the
key sequence that was bound to a command, so the help info is correct.

But it would be helpful if we said something more specific than just "at
that spot".  Especially because the binding of a mouse press or click
can be different at different "spots".  Can we not say something like
"in the left fringe" instead of "at that spot"?

Similarly, if you click in the minibuffer or echo area or...
Could we not mention where you clicked (or pressed or dragged)?

In GNU Emacs 26.0.90 (build 3, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
 of 2017-10-13 built on LAPHROAIG
Repository revision: 906224eba147bdfc0514090064e8e8f53160f1d4
Windowing system distributor 'Microsoft Corp.', version 6.1.7601





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* bug#28903: 26.0.90; Better `C-h k' help for mouse events
  2017-10-19 17:10 bug#28903: 26.0.90; Better `C-h k' help for mouse events Drew Adams
@ 2022-05-17 21:59 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2022-05-17 21:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 28903

Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Click `mouse-1' in the left fringe. While `mouse-1' is depressed, before
> you release it, you can see this in the echo area:
>
>  left-fringe down-mouse-1-
>
> When you release `mouse-1' you get the `C-h k' help:
>
>  <mouse-1> (translated from <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1>) at that spot runs
>  the command mouse-set-point...
>
> The information about the click being in the fringe is lost - not
> presented.  The binding of `mouse-1' is described.  Well, OK, that's the
> key sequence that was bound to a command, so the help info is correct.

This has been fixed in the years since it was reported.  Emacs now says:

<left-fringe> <mouse-1> (translated from <down-mouse-1> <mouse-1>) at that spot is undefined


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