Re: Suggestion: Let the help command load autoloaded functions etc

["Lennart Borgman" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>]

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On 7/16/08, David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:
>
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > David Kastrup wrote:
> >> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
> >>
> >>> Richard Stallman wrote:
> >>>>     A little milder suggestion just because it is close to X-max:
> >>>> How about     adding a link that loads the library, something like
> >>>> replacing
> >>>>
> >>>>       [Arg list not available until function definition is loaded.]
> >>>>
> >>>>     with
> >>>>
> >>>>       [Arg list not available, _click to load function library_.]
> >>>>
> >>>> That would be an ok feature, since it would not do anything
> automatically.
> >>> I forgot this, here is a path for it. Could someone please look at it
> >>> and install it if it looks ok?
> >>
> >> I think the connection in the text between first and second part may be
> >> nonobvious to non-specialists.  How about
> >>
> >> [To see Arg list, _click for loading xxx_]
> >>
> >> With xxx being the autoloaded file name.
> >
> > I think that will be too long. How about this:
> >
> >   [To see Arg list, _click for loading library above_]
>
> I think it will usually be longer...  And "library above" takes too much
> of a double-take, _if_ you don't want the library name, just "library"
> will likely be sufficient.  Or even just "_click for loading_".


I think "_click for loading library_" is my favorite.

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