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

[Stefan Kangas]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:
>
>> 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.
>
> Yup.  Perhaps disable it in `special-mode'?

Sounds good to me, but are there any special-modes where it is useful?

Perhaps we can just disable it in `special-mode', and if we think of
some modes where it seems really useful, we re-enable it for them?