* help.el (describe-key-briefly): If KEY is a down event, read and

	discard the up event.

2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index c7c2661b2a9..18fa97f0d20 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-03-07  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+        * help.el (describe-key-briefly): If KEY is a down event, read and
+        discard the up event.
+
 2006-03-07  Nick Roberts  <nickrob@snap.net.nz>
 
         * progmodes/gud.el (gud-speedbar-buttons): Allow pointers to
diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 7c84f44f6a0..a39d344dc04 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -577,6 +577,12 @@ temporarily enables it to allow getting help on disabled items and buttons."
              (setq saved-yank-menu (copy-sequence yank-menu))
              (menu-bar-update-yank-menu "(any string)" nil))
            (setq key (read-key-sequence "Describe key (or click or menu item): "))
+           ;; If KEY is a down-event, read and discard the
+           ;; corresponding up-event.
+           (if (and (vectorp key)
+                    (eventp (elt key 0))
+                    (memq 'down (event-modifiers (elt key 0))))
+               (read-event))
            (list
             key
             (if current-prefix-arg (prefix-numeric-value current-prefix-arg))