From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Noam Postavsky Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Customize how xrefs are followed in help-mode? Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 15:22:12 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87v9yadx7h.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Injection-Info: blaine.gmane.org; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:195.159.176.226"; logging-data="266251"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@blaine.gmane.org" Cc: Emacs developers To: Eric Abrahamsen Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu May 16 21:23:22 2019 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1hRLyL-00179Q-Pm for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 21:23:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34331 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRLyK-0002dj-PR for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 15:23:20 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:52042) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRLxZ-0002da-3A for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 15:22:33 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRLxX-00029Z-M6 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 15:22:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-oi1-x233.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::233]:35332) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hRLxU-000272-Uh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 16 May 2019 15:22:29 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-oi1-x233.google.com with SMTP id a132so3428040oib.2 for ; Thu, 16 May 2019 12:22:28 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=RQ/vs+/vDrsrFN/Pi5dg4K3rO9R65WBWqQpahVjdnqU=; b=mZa7l6+3q7gfsvB787EE1c/kn7H9W9ZgWCXY+gCZyk2ok+0S2FBOFcEOtUpDSfiv5/ cudmyuldzCQpCGtMuBqHouMUADAZ5rGgsh6yLxYioEDRKVwp0YVYJxk+dkDtjHmHiKr1 5XCjfVWE9qMtfjaQulAfasK0ZEPW6h0uPPWRLI5ZA4R2C6OMu33m/lkp0lZdf7BMere2 n9E0ASRu+bNGXqkCL5KzFJsmB+8aFA4BA1JZ15C1Gh/oH908KrEUk7IStgQ4QGW0a1GR m6fTtHzMmVwnXZr02eOpch8jg6XrpNjNnFp1AEqjyyY98MgoUl79FYQGfBgrgD4Z6Opj yUmg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=RQ/vs+/vDrsrFN/Pi5dg4K3rO9R65WBWqQpahVjdnqU=; b=iiUKsQunpqN81bUkUX0unuCeRCBn2QLn1Moj3VFzXICNDpnm5ic+3xYMNBlDDHSZBw hC7hlkWPPDjhTEd3fnz3kUqTtmh4UpVcdBFtqC8yLAUDb2xT+IfsdGVRlN/YqW7pHekn schG7m6UAMNoUb5prvjWqVDStFL+7Mll2BSpWB4aaiY+6a1w7m6M+Medr6dW9jyscJHg vSgf1OAcy9u/PDNHqMzpVBwiUcrNScAd5IqJLL9C3wn61eBFKJUNLA6ItXeHYLvrqnKu oXBkAKIaA9n7UAhErp2995jI9JLWs97PVAn1vIAS3n7dAU+Ch5U5VjFOJwH99TOxwtEq 0fBg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV11Gw88cruhpv2LpkPdmpqRKu7NwJrqvPjFVU4pHP6dVHKM4MP bKvhB4bVS8WZuz0M1P5LQOjyGSRVNTbCQBf0zrI= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqykA3h5Bh5Ric9d4JKiynjPzSnPeIy50KsLByM2N/ddB9J1/KRyy+P41YJpAtY+vbTHDC9ZJMnHsPSwY26o95A= X-Received: by 2002:aca:5658:: with SMTP id k85mr6189826oib.173.1558034547996; Thu, 16 May 2019 12:22:27 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87v9yadx7h.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4864:20::233 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:236593 Archived-At: On Thu, 16 May 2019 at 15:19, Eric Abrahamsen wrote: > > It's always bothered me that following a function/variable definition > button from a *Help* buffer goes to the file in a separate window -- I > almost always want to re-use the *Help* window. > > Essentially, help-mode.el:209 hard-codes the use of `pop-to-buffer', I'd > like to be able to use `pop-to-buffer-same-window'. > > From a user's standpoint, I guess what I'd prefer is to be able to give > a prefix arg to RET when following the button, but I don't see any way > of passing that arg down, plus there's no good equivalent for the mouse > click. > > Would people consider a customization option to control this? I think this the same as Bug#35487, where there are some suggestions to use display-buffer-alist to control this.