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

discard the up event.

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

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))