(describe-function): Use " is " instead of colon.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 42fd5d29112..ab3e0d096ab 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -519,7 +519,9 @@ C-w Display information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
   (if function
       (with-output-to-temp-buffer "*Help*"
         (prin1 function)
-        (princ ": ")
+        ;; Use " is " instead of a colon so that
+        ;; it is easier to get out the function name using forward-sexp.
+        (princ " is ")
         (let* ((def (symbol-function function))
                file-name
                (beg (if (commandp def) "an interactive " "a ")))