From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
To: Rudi Schlatte <rudi@constantly.at>
Cc: 35504@debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#35504: 26.2; Key `g' should run `package-menu-refresh' in the *Packages* buffer
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:47:53 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <871s1jwl3q.fsf@tcd.ie> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FD1479B5-047B-4529-94D7-A4320708FCC7@constantly.at> (Rudi Schlatte's message of "Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:52:46 +0200")
severity 35504 wishlist
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Rudi Schlatte <rudi@constantly.at> writes:
> The ‘g’ key seems to be the standard way to refresh a list of things.
> For example, ‘g’ runs ‘gnus-group-get-new-news’ in the gnus *Group*
> buffer and ‘revert-buffer’ in vc-dir-mode. In the package list,
> ‘package-menu-refresh’ is run by the ‘r’ key instead.
>
> Since ‘g’ is unbound in ‘package-menu-mode’, could a binding be added to
> run ‘package-menu-refresh’ for that key?
It is not unbound; it is bound to the standard command revert-buffer,
which in this case calls tabulated-list-revert, which in turn runs
tabulated-list-revert-hook, which in turn calls package-menu--refresh.
[The command revert-buffer is bound to 'g' by default in modes derived
from special-mode; see (info "(elisp) Basic Major Modes").]
Having said that, I know neither what the intention is behind having two
keys bound to different commands, nor why the 'g' key is not documented
under (info "(emacs) Package Menu"). Hopefully someone else can shed
some light upon this.
At least two other people, including Stefan (CCed), share your
preference:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-10/msg01092.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2010-10/msg01097.html
FWIW, as someone who doesn't understand the purpose of the
package-menu--refresh binding, I am also in favour of merging
the 'r' and 'g' bindings.
Thanks,
--
Basil
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-04-30 15:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-04-30 14:52 bug#35504: 26.2; Key `g' should run `package-menu-refresh' in the *Packages* buffer Rudi Schlatte
2019-04-30 15:47 ` Basil L. Contovounesios [this message]
2019-04-30 16:00 ` Rudi Schlatte
2019-04-30 16:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-09-14 19:21 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-16 18:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-10-02 23:59 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-03 1:47 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-10-04 15:09 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-02 2:32 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-06 0:00 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-03 1:53 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2019-10-04 14:36 ` Stefan Kangas
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