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From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
Cc: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Proposal: emacs -Q option
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 11:04:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87isighbds.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <buok72w1wrj.fsf@mcspd15.ucom.lsi.nec.co.jp> (Miles Bader's message of "09 Feb 2004 17:29:20 +0900")

Miles Bader <miles@lsi.nec.co.jp> writes:
> Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org> writes:
>> This might produce more correct option list but it is much slower than
>> current static --help message and should not replace it.
>
> Is the speed of --help really an issue?

It depends on the purpose of --help: seems it is useful mostly when
the user wants to start Emacs from the command line and forgets the
syntax of some options.  In this case the speed of --help is really
important for users.

However, when the user writes a shell script or makefile with Emacs
invocations then it's better to read the Emacs manual with complete
documentation of command line arguments.

-- 
http://www.jurta.org/emacs/

  reply	other threads:[~2004-02-09  9:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-02-05  1:42 Proposal: emacs -Q option Kim F. Storm
2004-02-05  1:26 ` Miles Bader
2004-02-05  6:23 ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-02-05  8:33   ` Alan Mackenzie
2004-02-05  9:43     ` Kai Grossjohann
2004-02-05 11:53     ` Jan D.
2004-02-05 12:41   ` Kim F. Storm
2004-02-05 12:09     ` Andreas Schwab
2004-02-05 15:08       ` Kim F. Storm
2004-02-05 14:57   ` Stefan Monnier
2004-02-05  7:28 ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-09 10:46   ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-05  7:29 ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-05 19:14   ` Eli Zaretskii
2004-02-05 19:53     ` Stefan Monnier
2004-02-07  7:54     ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-07 23:16       ` Stefan Monnier
2004-02-08  0:20         ` Steven Tamm
2004-02-08  7:19         ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-08 16:56           ` Stefan Monnier
2004-02-09  7:59             ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-09  8:29               ` Miles Bader
2004-02-09  9:04                 ` Juri Linkov [this message]
2004-02-09  9:22                   ` Miles Bader
2004-02-10  9:46               ` Richard Stallman
2004-02-09  9:38           ` Richard Stallman
2004-02-08 15:21       ` Richard Stallman
2004-02-06 13:42   ` Richard Stallman
2004-02-08  7:12     ` Juri Linkov
2004-02-09  9:38       ` Richard Stallman
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-02-05  8:42 Bill Wohler

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