Re: Auto-suggesting Packages

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
>> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:06:02 +0000
>> 
>> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
>> 
>> > Is it really a good idea to show this on the mode line?  Why not in
>> > the echo-area?  We have several features that suggest tips, and AFAIK
>> > they all show the tips in the echo-area.
>> 
>> That is also implemented, I don't know what default is better.  The
>> reason I considered the mode line is because having the information
>> displayed persistently might something that newcomer appreciate,
>> especially when they are prone to overlooking something, especially in
>> the echo area.
>
> Then how about displaying it on a header-line instead (or as an
> option)?
>
>> I know that VSCode has something along these lines with
>> a popup window.
>
> We could offer a popup window as well, or (on GUI terminals) maybe a
> dialog box.

Both are possible, but perhaps invasive.  The popup buffer that VSCode
displays is more akin to a child window that disappears after a timeout,
and my understanding is that these are a conventional part of the user
experience, which IMO is not the case with Emacs.