(describe-variable): Set syntax table to

emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table when moving forward over the
symbol's name.

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 56a9a08c24487448b0caaf16884e3fd0ff1be2d1..e16d7173f60be5b4580e0b7375422cd7bb3d375c 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-02-22  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+       * help.el (describe-variable): Set syntax table to
+       emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table when moving forward over the
+       symbol's name.
+
 2000-02-22  Dave Love  <fx@gnu.org>
 
        * xt-mouse.el: Doc fixes.

diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 4beca0a8ecd82b34c7ab544cd63df0e3044ed7b3..672933d42f77205397a07806032b421d0606dfb0 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@ Returns the documentation as a string, also."
            (set-buffer standard-output)
            (if (> (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)) 10)
                (progn
+                 (set-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table)
                  (goto-char (point-min))
                  (if valvoid
                      (forward-line 1)