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diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index fc43d8db03d..bf0df4358a7 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -237,32 +237,35 @@ C-w Display information on absence of warranty for GNU Emacs."
(defun function-called-at-point ()
"Return a function around point or else called by the list containing point.
If that doesn't give a function, return nil."
- (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
- (or (condition-case ()
- (save-excursion
- (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
- (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
- (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
- (forward-sexp -1))
- (skip-chars-forward "'")
- (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
- (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
- (error nil))
- (condition-case ()
- (save-excursion
- (save-restriction
- (narrow-to-region (max (point-min)
- (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
- ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open.
- (backward-up-list 1)
- (forward-char 1)
- ;; If there is space here, this is probably something
- ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it.
- (if (looking-at "[ \t]")
- (error "Probably not a Lisp function call"))
- (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
- (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
- (error nil)))))
+ (or (with-syntax-table emacs-lisp-mode-syntax-table
+ (or (condition-case ()
+ (save-excursion
+ (or (not (zerop (skip-syntax-backward "_w")))
+ (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?w)
+ (eq (char-syntax (following-char)) ?_)
+ (forward-sexp -1))
+ (skip-chars-forward "'")
+ (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
+ (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj)))
+ (error nil))
+ (condition-case ()
+ (save-excursion
+ (save-restriction
+ (narrow-to-region (max (point-min)
+ (- (point) 1000)) (point-max))
+ ;; Move up to surrounding paren, then after the open.
+ (backward-up-list 1)
+ (forward-char 1)
+ ;; If there is space here, this is probably something
+ ;; other than a real Lisp function call, so ignore it.
+ (if (looking-at "[ \t]")
+ (error "Probably not a Lisp function call"))
+ (let ((obj (read (current-buffer))))
+ (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
+ (error nil))))
+ (let* ((str (find-tag-default))
+ (obj (if str (read str))))
+ (and (symbolp obj) (fboundp obj) obj))))
;;; `User' help functions
@@ -428,7 +431,8 @@ We put that list in a buffer, and display the buffer.
The optional argument PREFIX, if non-nil, should be a key sequence;
then we display only bindings that start with that prefix.
The optional argument BUFFER specifies which buffer's bindings
-to display (default, the current buffer)."
+to display (default, the current buffer). BUFFER can be a buffer
+or a buffer name."
(interactive)
(or buffer (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
(help-setup-xref (list #'describe-bindings prefix buffer) (interactive-p))