From: Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: helpful messages whensoever one hits a wrong key
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:45:16 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e69d75$1pb$1@sea.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1Fo1zb-0001Aw-SC@jidanni1>
Dan Jacobson wrote:
> Instead of gruff messages like
> Buffer is read-only: #<buffer *Ibuffer*>
> Buffer is read-only: #<buffer *List Options*>
> when one hits an unbound key,
> or flashing of the terminal (BBDB mode),
> helpful messages like
> Commands: m, u, t, RET, g, k, S, D, Q; q to quit; h for help, or
> new field: C-o; edit field: e; delete field: d; mode help: C-h m; info: i
> could be put in the minibuffer.
That would suck.
BTW, an unbound key signals a "KEY is undefined" error. I think you
are talking about keys bound to self-insert-command.
--
Kevin
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-06-08 14:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-06-07 17:38 helpful messages whensoever one hits a wrong key Dan Jacobson
2006-06-08 14:45 ` Kevin Rodgers [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.2761.1149778038.9609.bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2006-06-09 22:23 ` Miles Bader
2006-06-13 23:43 ` Johan Bockgård
2006-06-14 17:49 ` Richard Stallman
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