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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Eshel Yaron <me@eshelyaron.com>
Cc: 65387@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#65387: [PATCH] New user option 'submit-emacs-patch-display-help'
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2023 09:07:09 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <83fs4exn5e.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m1350ehhu5.fsf@eshelyaron.com> (message from Eshel Yaron on Sat,  19 Aug 2023 22:56:18 +0200)

> From: Eshel Yaron <me@eshelyaron.com>
> Cc: 65387@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 22:56:18 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> This patch adds a user option for disabling the *Patch Help* buffer that
> >> `submit-emacs-patch` displays.
> >
> > Thanks, but why is it important to be able to disable the
> > instructions, enough to justify this new option?  I expect experienced
> > people not to use this command at all, so its main purpose is for the
> > newbies.
> 
> Ah I actually find this command quite convenient, except for that
> instructions buffer that tends to get in my way.  So I guess this option
> is useful for us semi-newbies :)
> 
> I don't know if it justifies a new option, as you say, and I don't mind
> keeping a modified `submit-emacs-patch` in my config.
> 
> I do wonder, since `(info "(emacs)Sending Patches")` recommends using
> `submit-emacs-patch` and that always seemed easier than doing `C-x m`
> and adding the destination address and the attachment patch afterwards,
> what alternative you'd expect experienced users to go with?

Let's see what others think about this new command.

Would people please voice their opinions about adding it?





  reply	other threads:[~2023-08-20  6:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-08-19 19:33 bug#65387: [PATCH] New user option 'submit-emacs-patch-display-help' Eshel Yaron via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-19 19:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2023-08-19 20:56   ` Eshel Yaron via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-20  6:07     ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2023-08-20  7:56       ` Visuwesh
2023-08-20  9:59       ` Daniel Martín via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-20 11:35         ` Eshel Yaron via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
2023-08-20 16:37       ` Juri Linkov
2023-11-16  7:25         ` Juri Linkov
2023-12-15  1:12           ` Stefan Kangas
2023-09-06 17:47       ` Stefan Kangas
2023-09-06 18:31         ` Eli Zaretskii

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