From: "Jan D." <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>
To: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
Cc: 5364@debbugs.gnu.org, jidanni@jidanni.org
Subject: bug#5364: 23.1.91; execute-extended-command should do like FFAP
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:26:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4B4D75B0.7050608@swipnet.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <874omrvyb9.fsf@mail.jurta.org>
On 2010-01-12 21:54, Juri Linkov wrote:
>> OK, how would you execute this command that you see sitting in front of you?
>> (list-load-path-shadows)
>>
>> I ended up doing<escape> x l i s t p<backspace>
>> -<escape> /<return>
>>
>> That's because I am unable to just put the cursor on it and do M-x, as
>> for some reason execute-extended-command won't prompt me for it even now
>> these days. I recall the idea was rejected.
>
> The idea of adding a command to pull a string from the original buffer
> to the minibuffer was not rejected. The only problem is that we have
> to find a good keybinding. One proposal was to use `M-.', so when the
> cursor is on the string `list-load-path-shadows' you can type
>
> M-x M-. RET
>
Hmm, why don't to the same as C-h f does, offer the function as a
default? I think that works quite well.
Jan D.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-13 7:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-12 12:52 bug#5364: 23.1.91; execute-extended-command should do like FFAP jidanni
2010-01-12 20:54 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-12 22:46 ` jidanni
2010-01-13 0:32 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-13 1:17 ` jidanni
2010-01-13 1:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-13 2:00 ` jidanni
2010-01-13 4:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-14 3:33 ` jidanni
2010-01-14 15:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-14 21:07 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-14 22:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-15 1:12 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-15 2:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-15 3:06 ` Chong Yidong
2010-01-15 7:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-15 9:19 ` Juri Linkov
2010-08-22 23:32 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-13 7:26 ` Jan D. [this message]
2010-01-14 5:29 ` jidanni
2010-01-14 21:01 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-15 3:04 ` jidanni
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