From: Gregory Heytings via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, "Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>,
"João Távora" <joaotavora@gmail.com>,
bobnewell@bobnewell.net
Subject: Re: How to make Emacs popular again.
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:22:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.NEB.2.22.394.2010081701240453.13289@sdf.lonestar.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2y2kg69v6.fsf@gmail.com>
>> Well, that doesn't quite do what I suggest. It only finds the symbol
>> in the Emacs manual (AFAICS it does not search in the Elisp manual),
>> and what you find when you do this on a command is something that much
>> resembles what you find in the docstring, so it doesn't look like
>> useful information, it looks redundant. As I said, I think entering
>> the chapter would be much more useful, as it would give the user the
>> feeling that there is more information there.
>
> It puts you in info, where it is obvious there is more information: at
> the top of the buffer it says:
>
> Up: Deletion and Killing
>
> so finding out more is easy.
>
I do not agree with your "obvious". It is true that there is a "Up" link
at the top of the buffer, but it's not what you immediately see.
Moreover, when you click on it you do not see the chapter title, you find
a "Menu" with section titles.
Remember that I was answering Richard's question: "Can you suggest a way
to make [finding the manuals] easier for others in the future?"
Two visible links in the docstring of, say, kill-buffer, to the relevant
chapters of both the Emacs and Elisp manual, are easier to use than typing
C-h S u M-<, followed by d m Elisp RET i kill-buffer RET u M-<. Even IMO
for an experienced user.
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2020-09-28 23:51 ` Eduardo Ochs
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2020-09-30 5:26 ` Eduardo Ochs
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2020-09-30 10:03 ` Jean Louis
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2020-10-03 2:56 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-10 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-01 14:21 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 4:14 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-01 14:22 ` Jean Louis
2020-09-30 13:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-01 4:13 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-01 13:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-01 14:39 ` Jean Louis
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2020-10-01 15:11 ` tomas
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2020-10-01 16:30 ` tomas
2020-10-02 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-01 16:21 ` Jean Louis
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2020-10-02 16:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-02 16:33 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-03 7:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 3:45 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-04 7:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2020-10-10 7:24 ` Tomas Hlavaty
2020-10-10 7:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-10 12:22 ` Tomas Hlavaty
2020-10-04 8:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-04 3:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 16:07 ` Jean Louis
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2020-10-03 8:28 ` Jean Louis
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2020-10-02 3:52 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-02 7:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 3:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-04 6:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 9:02 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-04 9:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-05 3:14 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-11 11:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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2020-10-15 16:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2020-10-01 16:39 ` Jean Louis
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