Re: Should this package be included into the NS port?

[Nick Helm]

On Sat, 19 May 2018 at 09:21:38 +1200, George Plymale II wrote:

> I read your discussion at bug#31371 ( here's link for others' reference:
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2018-05/msg00149.html ).
> Strangely, this bug doesn't occur at all on the Emacs Mac Port. The Help
> menu search actually works fantastically on the Mac Port. It can show
> info nodes, menu items, and it actually works when you click on
> them. Here's a screenshot: 
>
> There's no freezing, no focus issues, nothing liked what you guys
> described in bug#31371. It works completely as expected.

You're right, the mac-port doesn't exhibit this particular bug. However,
it's not perfect in this area either, due to it using many of the same
techniques. (Your screenshot actually illustrates my point – the
Lisp-derived menu items shouldn't be visible while the Spotlight for
Help search field is active. You'll also likely find that this issue
doesn't happen every time you open Help).

IMO, the mac-port is a good option, but NS is catching up and has even
leapt ahead in some keys ways in the last year or so.