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bug#50881: C-h C-s leads to empty " *Metahelp*" buffer


From: Juri Linkov
Subject: bug#50881: C-h C-s leads to empty " *Metahelp*" buffer
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 09:54:20 +0300
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

> Steps to reproduce:
> 0. emacs -Q
> 1. C-h C-s f RET
>
> You are now looking at an empty " *Metahelp*" buffer.
>
> My expectation is that the help screen gets displayed before the search
> starts.

I tried to reproduce this, then typed 'C-h C-h', and it highlights
matching parens on the first line.  This not only makes no sense,
but also distracting for users seeking help.
'show-paren-mode' should be disabled in all read-only buffers.





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