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Subject: Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 12:44:32 -0400
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For this feature to be useful for beginners, just C-h or just F1 should
invoke it straightaway.

This feature could perhaps offer some way to get at the usual help commands.
Perhaps the help buffer could start with this message:

    Type SPC to get rid of this message and continue.
    Type Help again to access the usual help commands.