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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help'
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:45:24 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <838s7hxqkr.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADwFkmkj2M=s9gbjFzpzKpbgUrp-qcBf7zPNCeBUAxzkwo-ULQ@mail.gmail.com> (message from Stefan Kangas on Sun, 21 Feb 2021 06:06:58 -0600)

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 06:06:58 -0600
> 
> One of the usability complaints I've heard is that `help-for-help'
> (`C-h C-h') could be better organized.  I also think some colors could
> really help in making it easier to navigate.
> 
> I have attached a rough draft for what an improved version of might look
> like.  It would be great to get some feedback.

Please explain the rationale for the order.  It is different from the
order in the manual and in the menus, so we should at least discuss
it, and that needs some rationale.



  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-02-21 17:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 188+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-02-21 12:06 Proposal for an improved `help-for-help' Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 16:46 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-21 17:31   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 18:17     ` Drew Adams
2021-02-21 17:42 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-21 18:18   ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-21 19:49   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-24  1:40   ` Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys' Stefan Kangas
2021-02-24  2:24     ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-02-24  4:44       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-24 22:01         ` Drew Adams
2021-02-25  1:25           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-25  6:43             ` Drew Adams
2021-02-25 15:06               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-25 16:22               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-24 14:00     ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-24 16:35       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-24 19:09         ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-02-25  2:11           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-24 14:29     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-02-24 16:46     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-25  2:26       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-25 14:28         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-25 16:45           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-25 18:25             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-25 18:48               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-25 19:11                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-25 19:47                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-25 20:32                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-04  6:24                       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-04 14:00                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-05 16:18                           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-05 17:07                             ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-03-05 17:58                               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-06 16:44                                 ` Drew Adams
2021-03-06 17:04                                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-06 17:39                                     ` Drew Adams
2021-03-05 18:58                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-05 19:28                               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-05 20:15                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-05 20:39                                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-05 20:52                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-05 21:43                                       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-06  7:33                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-06 16:25                                           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-06 17:32                                             ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-06 18:28                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-07  3:03                                                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-07  6:45                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-07  7:26                                                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-07  7:42                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-08  9:17                                               ` Juri Linkov
2021-03-08 11:10                                                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-08 17:43                                                   ` Juri Linkov
2021-03-10  1:38                                                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-10 17:16                                                       ` Juri Linkov
2021-03-10 19:35                                                         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-10 19:50                                                           ` Juri Linkov
2021-03-10 19:59                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-11  0:46                                                               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-11  3:09                                                                 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-11  6:25                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-11 13:25                                                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2021-03-11 13:59                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-13 14:11                                                                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-11  6:05                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-13 14:27                                                                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-13 15:16                                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-13 15:59                                                                       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-11  0:45                                                             ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-15  9:19                                                               ` Juri Linkov
2021-03-16  2:37                                                                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-16 23:20                                                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-03-08 15:39                                                 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-03-08 16:40                                                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-08 17:43                                                     ` Juri Linkov
2021-03-09  7:38                                                       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-09  9:05                                                         ` Juri Linkov
2021-02-25 19:14                 ` Drew Adams
2021-02-25 19:44             ` martin rudalics
2021-02-24 16:51     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-25  1:56       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-25 14:24         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 17:45 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-02-21 18:20   ` [External] : Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help' Drew Adams
2021-02-21 18:48   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 19:19     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 20:04       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 20:16         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-02-21 23:27           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-22 16:12             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-03-13 16:26     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-14  2:37       ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-03-14 23:05       ` Drew Adams
2021-03-14 23:53         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-03-15  1:54           ` Drew Adams
2021-04-07 15:18       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-07 16:10         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-07 22:54           ` Howard Melman
2021-04-08  7:15             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-08 12:57               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-08 13:35           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-08 13:50             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-08 15:27               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-08 15:34                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-08 17:16                   ` Howard Melman
2021-04-08 22:52                   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-09  6:23                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-08 14:08             ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-04-08 14:50               ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-08 15:02                 ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-04-08 15:15                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-08 15:45                     ` Alan Mackenzie
2021-04-08 15:51                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-08 17:55             ` Howard Melman
2021-04-09 15:42               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-08 18:48             ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-08 23:23               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-08 23:35                 ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-08 23:41                   ` Howard Melman
2021-04-07 16:42         ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-04-07 18:33         ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-07 19:50           ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-07 22:56           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-07 23:26             ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-08 12:42               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-07 19:55         ` Juri Linkov
2021-04-24 13:21         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-24 13:27           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-24 16:44           ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-24 23:48             ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25  7:26               ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25  9:30                 ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 10:25                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 11:49                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 12:14                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 16:26                     ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-04-25 10:20                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-25 10:38                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 10:46                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 11:23                     ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-25 15:18                       ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 15:28                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-30 17:39                           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-30 20:02                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-30 20:36                               ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-30 22:09                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-05-02 10:23                               ` Stefan Kangas
2021-05-02 18:57                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-30 17:34                         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 12:47                   ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-25 13:05                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 13:09                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 16:22                         ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-04-25 16:30                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 13:16                       ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-25 13:24                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 13:32                           ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-25 13:44                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-25 13:58                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-25 11:12               ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-25 15:47               ` DEL vs Backspace (was: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help') Stefan Monnier
2021-04-25 16:49                 ` DEL vs Backspace Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-04-25 17:25                   ` Stefan Monnier
2021-04-25 17:50                     ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-26  0:45                     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-26 11:45                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-04-26 11:48                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-26  4:41                   ` Richard Stallman
2021-04-27 20:56               ` Proposal for an improved `help-for-help' Stefan Kangas
2021-04-27 23:15                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-24 17:18           ` Gregory Heytings
2021-04-24 20:32             ` Juri Linkov
2021-04-25 10:00             ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-07 17:56       ` Howard Melman
2021-04-07 18:21         ` John Yates
2021-04-07 22:56           ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-07 22:41         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-07 23:15           ` Howard Melman
2021-04-08 12:57             ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-21 19:27 ` Howard Melman
2021-02-22 15:25   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-02-22 10:01 ` Yuri Khan
2021-02-22 15:25   ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 15:11     ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 15:34       ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-04-25 18:43         ` Stefan Kangas
2021-04-25 14:06   ` Dmitry Gutov

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