* bug#54157: 26.3; Provide variable aliases for options `list-matching-lines-*'
@ 2022-02-25 16:11 Drew Adams
2022-02-28 9:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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From: Drew Adams @ 2022-02-25 16:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 54157
Most users think "occur", not "list-matching-lines" for `occur'.
Similarly, when they look for occur options. Emacs help (apropos etc.)
currently doesn't help them find the options.
Please provide variable aliases for all of the options named
`list-matching-lines-*'. And maybe even consider doing it the other way
around instead, that is, the same direction as for the command: alias
the `list-matching-lines-*' option names to the (new) `occur-*' option
names.
In GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-w64-mingw32)
of 2019-08-29
Repository revision: 96dd0196c28bc36779584e47fffcca433c9309cd
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 10.0.19043
Configured using:
`configure --without-dbus --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32
--without-compress-install 'CFLAGS=-O2 -static -g3''
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* bug#54157: 26.3; Provide variable aliases for options `list-matching-lines-*'
2022-02-25 16:11 bug#54157: 26.3; Provide variable aliases for options `list-matching-lines-*' Drew Adams
@ 2022-02-28 9:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-02-28 20:02 ` Phil Sainty
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Lars Ingebrigtsen @ 2022-02-28 9:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Drew Adams; +Cc: 54157
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> Most users think "occur", not "list-matching-lines" for `occur'.
> Similarly, when they look for occur options. Emacs help (apropos etc.)
> currently doesn't help them find the options.
>
> Please provide variable aliases for all of the options named
> `list-matching-lines-*'. And maybe even consider doing it the other way
> around instead, that is, the same direction as for the command: alias
> the `list-matching-lines-*' option names to the (new) `occur-*' option
> names.
I think the naming is fine as is, so I'm closing this bug report.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no
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* bug#54157: 26.3; Provide variable aliases for options `list-matching-lines-*'
2022-02-28 9:47 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
@ 2022-02-28 20:02 ` Phil Sainty
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Phil Sainty @ 2022-02-28 20:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen; +Cc: 54157
On 2022-02-28 22:47, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> Most users think "occur", not "list-matching-lines" for `occur'.
>> Similarly, when they look for occur options. Emacs help (apropos
>> etc.)
>> currently doesn't help them find the options.
>>
>> Please provide variable aliases for all of the options named
>> `list-matching-lines-*'. And maybe even consider doing it the other
>> way
>> around instead, that is, the same direction as for the command: alias
>> the `list-matching-lines-*' option names to the (new) `occur-*' option
>> names.
>
> I think the naming is fine as is, so I'm closing this bug report.
I agree with Drew -- `occur' is the primary name and almost certainly
the most familiar one for most users. Everything to do with `occur'
should at minimum be searchable by that name.
-Phil
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