2 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 56a9a08c244..e16d7173f60 100644
--- 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 4beca0a8ecd..672933d42f7 100644
--- 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)