From: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 36767@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org, emacsuser@freemail.hu
Subject: bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 22:14:05 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87r1gz3s52.fsf@mail.linkov.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83bl83zp5h.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:02:18 +0300")
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>> it would be possible to type just 'C-h v RET c' to customize it.
>
> You forget the need to switch to the *Help* buffer before typing 'c',
> don't you?
I have no such problems because of using windmove-display-*
commands where the prefix arg defines whether to select
the displayed window or not.
Maybe describe-* commands could accept the same prefix arg
where C-u will reverse the value of help-window-select
the same way as C-u of windmove-display-* reverses the value
of windmove-display-no-select.
> And that need to go to *Help* is, for me, the single significant
> annoyance with Help commands. For example, I frequently want to look
> at the source of a function whose doc string I just requested, and its
> a nuisance to have to click on the button there or go to the *Help*
> buffer, find the button, and press RET.
>
> So how about some special prefix key and a keymap to allow invoking
> these commands from a buffer other than *Help*?
To look at the source of a function, a quicker key is `M-.'
or `C-u M-.' that reads a symbol name.
>> diff --git a/lisp/help-mode.el b/lisp/help-mode.el
>> index 48cf435f97..24b7ffaa2a 100644
>> --- a/lisp/help-mode.el
>> +++ b/lisp/help-mode.el
>
> No changes in documentation to go with this?
Here is the documentation:
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diff --git a/doc/emacs/help.texi b/doc/emacs/help.texi
index 8c24a926af..f144fd2922 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/help.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/help.texi
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ Help Mode
(@code{help-view-source}).
@item i
Look up the current topic in the manual(s) (@code{help-goto-info}).
+@item c
+Customize the variable or the face (@code{help-customize}).
@end table
@cindex hyperlink
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index da1372baf4..b1f1673fd3 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -1133,6 +1133,10 @@ topic.
*** New command 'help-goto-info' ('i')
This command will look up the current symbol (if any) in Info.
++++
+*** New command 'help-customize' ('c').
+This command will customize the variable or the face (if any).
+
---
*** The 'help-for-help' ('C-h C-h') screen has been redesigned.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-18 19:14 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-07-22 19:53 bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer ndame
2019-07-22 20:49 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-28 0:10 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-06-15 18:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-17 20:34 ` Juri Linkov
2021-06-18 6:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-18 7:20 ` Robert Pluim
2021-06-18 10:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-18 14:21 ` bug#36767: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-18 14:32 ` Stephen Berman
2021-06-18 14:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-18 16:02 ` Stephen Berman
2021-06-18 18:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 9:08 ` martin rudalics
2021-06-19 9:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-20 9:21 ` martin rudalics
2021-06-18 16:21 ` bug#36767: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-18 14:12 ` Drew Adams
2021-06-18 19:14 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2021-06-18 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 23:15 ` Juri Linkov
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2021-09-23 20:54 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-19 11:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-19 12:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 23:15 ` Juri Linkov
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2021-09-23 20:42 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-23 23:09 ` bug#36767: [External] : " Drew Adams
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2021-09-23 20:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-26 9:11 ` martin rudalics
2021-09-26 9:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-26 9:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
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