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Re: Patch proposal: display symbol source code in help buffers
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
Re: Patch proposal: display symbol source code in help buffers |
Date: |
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 13:24:48 +0300 |
> From: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com>
> Cc: larsi@gnus.org, stefankangas@gmail.com, arthur.miller@live.com,
> emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:08:14 +0800
>
> > This assumes that if point is at BOB, we "just opened the buffer"?
> > What if the user moves point, then returns to BOB?
>
> Lars applied the patch without (= 1...) clause, so it does not matter
> anymore.
And I sent my comment before I saw that Lars already installed, so it
doesn't matter anymore.
> > And why do you use 1 instead of point-min?
>
> Mostly because I prefer to state it explicitly to not confuse BOB with
> beginning of a narrow. Is there any scenario when BOB is not at 1?
When the buffer is narrowed, of course. Suppose some Help function
decides for some reason to narrow the buffer: then 1 won't work
anymore the way you intended.
Re: Patch proposal: display symbol source code in help buffers, Eli Zaretskii, 2021/10/01