From: Tassilo Horn <tassilo@member.fsf.org>
To: Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: A simple implementation of context-sensitive keys
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:53:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vdx2he5n.fsf@thinkpad.tsdh.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <867i9iwxsr.fsf@lifelogs.com> (Ted Zlatanov's message of "Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:40:36 -0500")
Ted Zlatanov <tzz@lifelogs.com> writes:
Hi Ted,
> TH> In my new version (below) I allow arbitrary forms as predicate, so
> TH> the command really can get long and unreadably. I think it would
> TH> get much better, if describe-function would pretty-print lambda
> TH> forms.
>
> I really think this would be endlessly confusing to new users. "What
> does this key do?" "Take a look at this pretty-printed lambda and
> figure it out for yourself."
Better a pretty-printed lambda than a lambda wrapped at column 80. ;-)
What else could describe-key tell if the bound function is a lambda?
But I agree with you that stock emacs shouldn't do black magic and bin
each key to one function with a clear description.
Bye,
Tassilo
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-11 15:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-10 7:17 A simple implementation of context-sensitive keys Tassilo Horn
2008-09-10 10:36 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-10 10:57 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-10 16:43 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-09-10 14:14 ` Sean O'Rourke
2008-09-10 14:48 ` Miles Bader
2008-09-10 14:53 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-09-10 15:17 ` Sean O'Rourke
2008-09-10 15:32 ` Juanma Barranquero
2008-09-11 7:35 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-11 8:17 ` Miles Bader
2008-09-11 8:48 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-10 17:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-10 19:21 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-11 1:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-11 7:17 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-11 14:40 ` Ted Zlatanov
2008-09-11 15:53 ` Tassilo Horn [this message]
2008-09-11 13:41 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-11 13:48 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-11 14:22 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-11 20:38 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-12 6:58 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-12 8:34 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-12 9:47 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-12 11:00 ` Lennart Borgman
2008-09-12 16:13 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-12 23:46 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-13 7:28 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-13 9:32 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-15 7:26 ` Tassilo Horn
2008-09-15 22:39 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-11 20:44 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-11 21:14 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
2008-09-12 1:33 ` Stefan Monnier
2008-09-12 8:29 ` Lennart Borgman (gmail)
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