From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>
Cc: 54173@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#54173: 28.0.91; Training wheels for query-replace
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 08:54:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <835yp0pzoh.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87a6edi8b3.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Augusto Stoffel on Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:15:12 +0100)
> From: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:15:12 +0100
>
> I've been using query-replace for years but still seem to have trouble
> remembering some of the keys. How about making the help message next to
> the prompt “(? for help)” customizable, with an option to include an
> extra summary line?
I don't think it's a good idea to leave documentation and help to
users. I'd rather we made the help text better, or maybe introduce a
key to display a more detailed help text. Emacs should not have
sub-optimal help text.
Can you tell why you have trouble remembering some of the keys, and
how changing the help message could countermand that?
Thanks.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-02-27 6:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-02-26 22:15 bug#54173: 28.0.91; Training wheels for query-replace Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 6:54 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2022-02-27 7:55 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 8:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 8:51 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 9:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 10:17 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 10:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 16:11 ` bug#54173: [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-02-27 13:10 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-02-27 13:46 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-03-03 16:41 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-03-10 19:24 ` Juri Linkov
2022-03-10 19:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-03-10 19:44 ` Juri Linkov
2022-03-12 16:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-03-10 19:20 ` Juri Linkov
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