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bug#1322: dedicated *Help* and M-x help-for-help


From: martin rudalics
Subject: bug#1322: dedicated *Help* and M-x help-for-help
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:46:27 +0100
User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708)

> `help-on-help' cannot deal with dedicated windows.
> To reproduce:
>
> (setq special-display-buffer-names '("*Help*"))
> (help-on-help)
>
> This will open a new frame with the *Help* buffer.  However, as soon as
> the user presses one of the keys (e.g., `a`), the frame is iconified,
> which is unexpected and not what you get when the window is not dedicated.

This is a known problem, I shortly mentioned in

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2008-10/msg00029.html


Unfortunately, `help-on-help' is broken in a couple of other respects as
well.  I'm working on a comprehensive solution.

martin






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