Re: Following boxquote links in a message buffer borkes it!

[Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>]

Reiner Steib <reinersteib+gmane@imap.cc> writes:

> I think `boxquote.el' doesn't do anything WRT this.  It simply copies
> the text from the *Help* buffer.

But when I kill the text from a *Help* buffer and yank it to *scratch*
the links aren't clickable anymore; RET just insterts a newline.  Does
normal `M-< C-SPC M-> C-w' followed by `C-y' not copy the relevant
properties?  At least the underlining is still there.

Hm, indeed the properties differ.  On a link in *Help* I get:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
There are text properties here:
  button               (t)
  category             help-variable-button
  help-args            (gnus-auto-select-subject)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Copied into *scratch* I get:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
There are text properties here:
  action               help-button-action
  button               (t)
  evaporate            t
  face                 button
  help-args            (gnus-auto-select-subject)
  help-function        describe-variable
  rear-nonsticky       t
  supertype            help-xref
  type                 help-variable
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

And finally boxquoted into *scratch* it is (same as in *Help*):

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
There are text properties here:
  button               (t)
  category             help-variable-button
  help-args            (gnus-auto-select-subject)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Bye,
Tassilo
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