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diff --git a/lisp/button.el b/lisp/button.el
index b3afc4eca25..d9c36a0375c 100644
--- a/lisp/button.el
+++ b/lisp/button.el
@@ -341,15 +341,14 @@ If the property `button-data' is present, it will later be used
as the argument for the `action' callback function instead of the
default argument, which is the button itself.
-BEG can also be a string, in which case it is made into a button.
+BEG can also be a string, in which case a copy of it is made into
+a button and returned.
Also see `insert-text-button'."
(let ((object nil)
(type-entry
(or (plist-member properties 'type)
(plist-member properties :type))))
- (when (stringp beg)
- (setq object beg beg 0 end (length object)))
;; Disallow setting the `category' property directly.
(when (plist-get properties 'category)
(error "Button `category' property may not be set directly"))
@@ -362,6 +361,10 @@ Also see `insert-text-button'."
(setcar type-entry 'category)
(setcar (cdr type-entry)
(button-category-symbol (cadr type-entry))))
+ (when (stringp beg)
+ (setq object (copy-sequence beg))
+ (setq beg 0)
+ (setq end (length object)))
;; Now add all the text properties at once.
(add-text-properties beg end
;; Each button should have a non-eq `button'
@@ -469,10 +472,12 @@ return t."
;; POS is a mouse event; switch to the proper window/buffer
(let ((posn (event-start pos)))
(with-current-buffer (window-buffer (posn-window posn))
- (if (posn-string posn)
- ;; mode-line, header-line, or display string event.
- (button-activate (posn-string posn) t)
- (push-button (posn-point posn) t))))
+ (let* ((str (posn-string posn))
+ (str-button (and str (get-text-property (cdr str) 'button (car str)))))
+ (if str-button
+ ;; mode-line, header-line, or display string event.
+ (button-activate str t)
+ (push-button (posn-point posn) t)))))
;; POS is just normal position
(let ((button (button-at (or pos (point)))))
(when button