From: Rudi Schlatte <rudi@constantly.at>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob@tcd.ie>
Cc: 35504@debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: bug#35504: 26.2; Key `g' should run `package-menu-refresh' in the *Packages* buffer
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 18:00:27 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <D0542669-0322-449E-AD21-0B60948FAC0D@constantly.at> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <871s1jwl3q.fsf@tcd.ie>
> On 30 Apr 2019, at 17:47, Basil L. Contovounesios <contovob@tcd.ie> wrote:
>
> Rudi Schlatte <rudi@constantly.at> writes:
>
>> The ‘g’ key seems to be the standard way to refresh a list of things.
>> For example, ‘g’ runs ‘gnus-group-get-new-news’ in the gnus *Group*
>> buffer and ‘revert-buffer’ in vc-dir-mode. In the package list,
>> ‘package-menu-refresh’ is run by the ‘r’ key instead.
>>
>> Since ‘g’ is unbound in ‘package-menu-mode’, could a binding be added to
>> run ‘package-menu-refresh’ for that key?
>
> It is not unbound; it is bound to the standard command revert-buffer,
> which in this case calls tabulated-list-revert, which in turn runs
> tabulated-list-revert-hook, which in turn calls package-menu--refresh.
Thanks for having a look! I could swear I checked whether `g' was bound or not, but apparently I didn't. Anyway, allow me to rephrase my bug report from a more end-user-y perspective.
Pressing `g' in a gnus group buffer connects to the network, fetches new data from various servers, and updates the buffer accordingly. The key `r' achieves the same effect in a package list buffer: I can see Emacs contacting the servers set up in `package-archives', get a message how many packages can be updated, etc. The `g' key, on the other hand, does not do that in a package list buffer.
I find my fingers still wanting to press `g' to achieve the effect of `r' after some months of retraining, hence the bug report.
FWIW, I completely agree with the "Wishlist" severity you set for the bug.
Thanks again,
Rudi
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-04-30 16:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-04-30 14:52 bug#35504: 26.2; Key `g' should run `package-menu-refresh' in the *Packages* buffer Rudi Schlatte
2019-04-30 15:47 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2019-04-30 16:00 ` Rudi Schlatte [this message]
2019-04-30 16:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-09-14 19:21 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-09-16 18:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-10-02 23:59 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-03 1:47 ` Stefan Monnier
2019-10-04 15:09 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-02 2:32 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-11-06 0:00 ` Stefan Kangas
2019-10-03 1:53 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2019-10-04 14:36 ` Stefan Kangas
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