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envelope-from=stefankangas@gmail.com; helo=mail-pg1-f170.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -13 X-Spam_score: -1.4 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.4 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN=0.249, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS=0.249, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:216028 Archived-At: In (info "(emacs) Help"), I read: If you are looking for a certain feature, but don=E2=80=99t know what = it is called or where to look, we recommend three methods. First, try an apropos command, then try searching the manual index, then look in the FAQ and the package keywords. [...] =E2=80=98C-h p=E2=80=99 This displays the available Emacs packages based on keywords. *Note Package Keywords::. The problem with this is that packages from GNU ELPA and NonGNU ELPA aren't listed here, so the better place to look should actually be 'M-x list-packages'. Because that's where you'll find important modes for programming languages, etc. I'm not sure if the recommendation should be changed, or simply amended to also mention M-x list-packages. Or perhaps finder should list packages that are not installed?