> I think this is simply a new feature, not fixing a problem.
Sure, just like Unicode is a new feature.
> Emacs is not incomplete or broken without it.
Navigating the help buffer without a forward button is tedious. This
is a small patch.
> So please save it for after the next release.
You've just said that we're not close to being ready. Then presumably
there will be an extensive pretest period. I can't begin to imagine how
far away the "next release" is.
> But thanks for implementing it. Please do install it once
> the release is out.
Its your choice. I know from experience you won't change your mind, so
how about these two changes:
1) A back button when describe-face is called from list-faces-display
to take it back to the list of faces.
2) Removing hyperlinking in a variable's value. These are
quite frequently inappropriate e.g C-h v <RET> features <RET>,
C-h v <RET> gud-minor-mode <RET>
Nick
*** /home/nick/emacs/lisp/faces.el.~1.306.~ 2005-05-16 23:57:10.000000000
+1200
--- /home/nick/emacs/lisp/faces.el 2005-05-18 11:11:16.000000000 +1200
***************
*** 1184,1189 ****
--- 1184,1190 ----
(save-excursion
(save-match-data
(search-backward face-name)
+ (setq help-xref-stack-item '(list-faces-display))
(help-xref-button 0 'help-customize-face face)))
(let ((beg (point))
(line-beg (line-beginning-position)))
diff -c /home/nick/emacs/lisp/help-fns.el.\~1.66.\~
/home/nick/emacs/lisp/help-fns.el
*** /home/nick/emacs/lisp/help-fns.el.~1.66.~ 2005-03-31 17:28:17.000000000
+1200
--- /home/nick/emacs/lisp/help-fns.el 2005-05-17 23:15:24.000000000 +1200
***************
*** 535,541 ****
(terpri)
(let ((from (point)))
(pp val)
! (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
(delete-region (1- from) from)))))
(terpri)
--- 535,541 ----
(terpri)
(let ((from (point)))
(pp val)
! ; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
(delete-region (1- from) from)))))
(terpri)
***************
*** 556,562 ****
;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx
(let ((from (point)))
(pp val)
! (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
(delete-region (1- from) from))))))
(terpri))
--- 556,562 ----
;; sensible size before prettyprinting. -- fx
(let ((from (point)))
(pp val)
! ; (help-xref-on-pp from (point))
(if (< (point) (+ from 20))
(delete-region (1- from) from))))))
(terpri))
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