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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>,
	"46627@debbugs.gnu.org" <46627@debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: bug#46627: [External] : bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command'
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 18:38:43 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <SA2PR10MB4474C3C34D5FB3EFB3380E75F3849@SA2PR10MB4474.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmndEihHnVSgTTDFFmc8y8bKLE0d077JuO+KfC2GURSYCw@mail.gmail.com>

> It really is more than a little tempting to propose replacing the
> long-standing keybinding for `describe-key-briefly' with the new
> `describe-command'.  But I am well aware of how hard it is to get
> consensus around such changes, especially with a new command.  (And
> once it is no longer new, it is of course even harder to get it
> changed... and around it goes.)

You don't know if you don't try.  Why not pose the
question in emacs-devel?

> So, barring that, 

Why bar it, without trying?  Just posing the question
should immediately let you know whether there is lots
of opposition (in emacs-devel, at least).  If there
isn't, that's not proof that there won't be opposition
in the wider world, of course.  But if there's lots of
opposition at least you'll feel better about binding
it to `C-h x'.  If posed, the alternative should be
mentioned, including the binding of new key `C-h x'.

> I'm still rather undecided on what's best here.
> Thoughts?

IMO, this should be combined with the other changes
I mentioned in emacs-devel:

1. Add `describe-option', and bind it to, e.g., `C-h o'.
2. Change `describe-function' and `describe-variable',
   so that, with a prefix arg, they do `describe-command'
   and `describe-option'.

(In terms of doc, #2 lessens the need to advertise
those new commands.)

  reply	other threads:[~2021-02-19 18:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 86+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-02-19  1:06 bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command' Stefan Kangas
2021-02-19  8:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-19 17:42   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-19 18:38     ` Drew Adams [this message]
2021-02-20  3:25       ` bug#46627: [External] : " Stefan Kangas
2021-02-20  4:25         ` Drew Adams
2021-02-20  8:20           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20  7:44         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-19 20:05     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20  4:10       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-20  8:18         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 17:10           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 13:08             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-22 15:58             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-28 13:58               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-28 14:17                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-05-02 13:14                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-20 12:56     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-20 12:59       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 16:16         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 14:04       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-20 16:06     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-20 16:09       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 20:06         ` bug#46627: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-20 20:17           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 20:54             ` Drew Adams
2021-02-20 16:39       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-20 16:49         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 20:35           ` bug#46627: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-20 20:46             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-20 21:16               ` Drew Adams
2021-02-21 15:07                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 17:55                   ` Drew Adams
2021-02-21 18:11                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 18:30                       ` Drew Adams
2021-02-26 21:34             ` Drew Adams
2021-02-27  8:04               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-27 17:46                 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-21  6:19         ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-21  7:18           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 15:27             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 16:39               ` Howard Melman
2021-02-21 18:01                 ` bug#46627: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-21 17:01               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 17:36                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 18:02                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 18:21                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 19:57                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-21 20:13                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 23:46                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-22 15:18                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-27 20:38                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-02-28 17:27                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-28 21:40                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-03-01  6:05                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-02  1:40                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-03-02  5:31                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-02 12:55                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-03-02 13:47                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 17:57               ` bug#46627: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-21 17:33             ` Drew Adams
2021-02-21 13:06           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-21  6:27         ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-21  6:10     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-21  6:27     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-19 13:12 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-19 18:27   ` bug#46627: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-19 18:43     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21  6:18     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-21  6:27     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-20  6:56 ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-20  7:14   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21  6:19     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-21  6:27     ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-21  7:17       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-22  6:23         ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-24  3:28           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-27 18:58           ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-03-01  5:18             ` Richard Stallman
2021-03-01 16:13               ` bug#46627: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-03-02  6:29                 ` Richard Stallman
2021-03-02  6:50                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-03  5:55                     ` Richard Stallman
2021-03-03 15:26                       ` Drew Adams
2021-03-03 16:14                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-02 16:52                   ` Drew Adams

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