* bug#8592: 24.0.50; improve describe-function/variable
@ 2011-04-29 21:49 Florian Beck
2011-04-30 12:15 ` Juri Linkov
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Florian Beck @ 2011-04-29 21:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 8592
Both functions provide lots of useful information. Unfortunatly, they do
too much at once. They collect the information AND display it. I'd find
it useul to have access to the help text in a lisp program. So I suggest
splitting the functions up and have one function return the help text,
another display it. Even more useful would be a function returning a
list with source file and position, keybindings, etc for functions and
original value for variables.
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Florian Beck
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* bug#8592: 24.0.50; improve describe-function/variable
2011-04-29 21:49 bug#8592: 24.0.50; improve describe-function/variable Florian Beck
@ 2011-04-30 12:15 ` Juri Linkov
2011-05-02 20:48 ` Florian Beck
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Juri Linkov @ 2011-04-30 12:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Florian Beck; +Cc: 8592
> Both functions provide lots of useful information. Unfortunatly, they do
> too much at once. They collect the information AND display it. I'd find
> it useul to have access to the help text in a lisp program. So I suggest
> splitting the functions up and have one function return the help text,
> another display it. Even more useful would be a function returning a
> list with source file and position, keybindings, etc for functions and
> original value for variables.
This is what I intended to do:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/125872/focus=126713
I'll continue very soon.
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* bug#8592: 24.0.50; improve describe-function/variable
2011-04-30 12:15 ` Juri Linkov
@ 2011-05-02 20:48 ` Florian Beck
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Florian Beck @ 2011-05-02 20:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Juri Linkov; +Cc: Florian Beck, 8592
Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org> writes:
>> Both functions provide lots of useful information. Unfortunatly, they do
>> too much at once. They collect the information AND display it. I'd find
>> it useul to have access to the help text in a lisp program. So I suggest
>> splitting the functions up and have one function return the help text,
>> another display it. Even more useful would be a function returning a
>> list with source file and position, keybindings, etc for functions and
>> original value for variables.
>
> This is what I intended to do:
> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/125872/focus=126713
> I'll continue very soon.
That looks exactly like what I need. Looking forward to it!
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Florian Beck
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