From b31e48d4efb030b59a9058796c2da53357c379a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:59:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Make read-char-choice less modal * lisp/subr.el (read-char-choice): Use `read-char-from-minibuffer' here (bug#42708) so that we're not as modal (and users can copy the help buffer, if they should so want). --- lisp/subr.el | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lisp/subr.el b/lisp/subr.el index 07cab5909d6..867c9f0bfbb 100644 --- a/lisp/subr.el +++ b/lisp/subr.el @@ -2622,7 +2622,15 @@ keyboard-quit events while waiting for a valid input." (unless (get-text-property 0 'face prompt) (setq prompt (propertize prompt 'face 'minibuffer-prompt))) (setq char (let ((inhibit-quit inhibit-keyboard-quit)) - (read-key prompt))) + (read-char-from-minibuffer + prompt + ;; If we have a dynamically bound `help-form' + ;; here, then the `C-h' (i.e., `help-char') + ;; character should output that instead of + ;; being a command char. + (if help-form + (cons help-char chars) + chars)))) (and show-help (buffer-live-p (get-buffer helpbuf)) (kill-buffer helpbuf)) (cond -- 2.39.5