From: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 54173@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#54173: 28.0.91; Training wheels for query-replace
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 08:55:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wnhgwxo8.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <835yp0pzoh.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Sun, 27 Feb 2022 08:54:22 +0200")
On Sun, 27 Feb 2022 at 08:54, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> From: Augusto Stoffel <arstoffel@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 23:15:12 +0100
>>
>> I've been using query-replace for years but still seem to have trouble
>> remembering some of the keys. How about making the help message next to
>> the prompt “(? for help)” customizable, with an option to include an
>> extra summary line?
>
> I don't think it's a good idea to leave documentation and help to
> users. I'd rather we made the help text better, or maybe introduce a
> key to display a more detailed help text. Emacs should not have
> sub-optimal help text.
I agree, and I suggested a defcustom here so the user can choose between
two predefined options, the default prompt:
```
Query replacing a with b: (‘?’ for help)
```
and a two-line prompt including a little summary:
```
Query replacing a with b: (‘?’ for help)
Replace ‘y’ once, ‘.’ and exit, ‘!’ all; skip to ‘n’ next, ‘^’ previous; ‘U’ undo all.
```
(The quotation marks are not actually used, they are just representing
the help-key-keybinding face. I choose this particular message because
it's the best I can fit in 80 columns.)
> Can you tell why you have trouble remembering some of the keys, and
> how changing the help message could countermand that?
My issue is mainly with '.' and '^'. I rarely need those operations, so
by the time I do I already forgot the keys. With a summary help line
below the prompt, it's very hard to not be reminded.
PS: Should we define 'p' as a synonym for '^' in 'query-replace-map'?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-02-27 7:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-02-26 22:15 bug#54173: 28.0.91; Training wheels for query-replace Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 6:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 7:55 ` Augusto Stoffel [this message]
2022-02-27 8:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 8:51 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 9:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 10:17 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-02-27 10:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-02-27 16:11 ` bug#54173: [External] : " Drew Adams
2022-02-27 13:10 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-02-27 13:46 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-03-03 16:41 ` Augusto Stoffel
2022-03-10 19:24 ` Juri Linkov
2022-03-10 19:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-03-10 19:44 ` Juri Linkov
2022-03-12 16:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-03-10 19:20 ` Juri Linkov
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
List information: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=87wnhgwxo8.fsf@gmail.com \
--to=arstoffel@gmail.com \
--cc=54173@debbugs.gnu.org \
--cc=eliz@gnu.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
Code repositories for project(s) associated with this public inbox
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for read-only IMAP folder(s) and NNTP newsgroup(s).