From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: jidanni@jidanni.org Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#355: M-x should prompt with function under cursor as default Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:37:29 +0800 Message-ID: <87lk1ipfyu.fsf__40913.6248672896$1212778143$gmane$org@jidanni.org> References: Reply-To: jidanni@jidanni.org, 355@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1212778095 8707 80.91.229.12 (6 Jun 2008 18:48:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 18:48:15 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 355@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 06 20:48:57 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1K4gz4-0007uh-PL for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:48:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:47589 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4gyH-0003Cv-SJ for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:29 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K4gy4-00032t-LD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:17 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K4gy0-0002xn-LQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:13 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38001 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K4gxw-0002tL-24 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:08 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu ([138.23.92.77]:52020) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K4gxv-0006On-Hf for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:07 -0400 Original-Received: from rzlab.ucr.edu (rzlab.ucr.edu [127.0.0.1]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m56Il52f028453; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:47:05 -0700 Original-Received: (from debbugs@localhost) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id m56Ij3tb027324; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:45:03 -0700 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Resent-From: jidanni@jidanni.org Resent-To: bug-submit-list@donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:45:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 355 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 355-submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B355.121277745626090 (code B ref 355); Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:45:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 355) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 6 Jun 2008 18:37:36 +0000 Original-Received: from blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (lax-green-bigip-5.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m56IbXCe026084 for <355@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:37:34 -0700 Original-Received: from jidanni1.jidanni.org (122-127-46-14.dynamic.hinet.net [122.127.46.14]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by blingymail-a3.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1699D14D769; Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:37:33 -0700 (PDT) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Resent-Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:47:12 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:18284 Archived-At: One puts the cursor on the name of a function, learns about it with C-h f, and if what one reads sounds good, gives it a roll (a trial) with M-x, Except no... this (M-x) time we have to type its name in even though we are sitting on top of it, because... SM> And how often is that? OK, only half the functions I read about sound good enough to use M-x on.