Revision: emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-55

[bpt/emacs.git] / lisp / help-macro.el

diff --git a/lisp/help-macro.el b/lisp/help-macro.el
index 33ee42a..cc78bd7 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/help-macro.el
+++ b/lisp/help-macro.el
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; help-macro.el --- makes command line help such as help-for-help
 
 ;; Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004,
-;;   2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;   2005, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Author: Lynn Slater <lrs@indetech.com>
 ;; Maintainer: FSF
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ and then returns."
                                (setq new-frame (window-frame (selected-window))
                                      config nil))
                           (setq buffer-read-only nil)
-                          (erase-buffer)
-                          (insert help-screen)
+                          (let ((inhibit-read-only t))
+                            (erase-buffer)
+                            (insert help-screen))
                           (help-mode)
                           (goto-char (point-min))
                           (while (or (memq char (append help-event-list