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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Howard Melman <hmelman@gmail.com>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: transient
Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 22:38:12 -0700 (PDT)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f36b18ee-ddfa-49f6-a007-c8de75913087@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <lypnb1cch3.fsf@Lumet.home>

> >>> I like it very much because it helps see the rationale behind
> >>> keybinding. After a while you get to learn the bindings for the
> >>> commands you use the most and you can easily explore
> >>> new commands.
> 
> ... which-key let's me explore existing bindings with
> no effort.  Type C-x r and wait a second and see all
> the rectangle and register commands. It was great for
> learning the M-s and M-g keymaps when they were added.
> which-key has been very helpful for learning bindings...

FWIW -

Icicles key completion is similar, but there are
notable differences:

1. You can use it on-demand (as well as just
   automatically) - complete only when you want
   to, and without a delay.

2. Because of that you can also use it at top
   level, not just after hitting a prefix key.
   Use it to see what key bindings are available
   in the current context (e.g. active modes).

3. Completion candidates have 2 parts: key and
   command name: `KEY  =  COMMAND'.  You can
   match either or both.  Prefix keys have `...'
   instead of `COMMAND: `PREFIX-KEY  =  ...'.

4. Choosing a candidate with a COMMAND invokes
   it.  Choosing a prefix-key candidate changes
   the set of candidates to its completions.
   E.g., choosing `C-h  =  ...' shows candidates
   such as `f  =  describe-function'.

5. You can filter the current matches, by typing
   input that matches key or command names, or
   both.  You can filter multiple times (multiple
   patterns).  Remove your current pattern from
   the minibuffer and type another one to see a
   different set of matches at the same level
   (same prefix key or top level).

6. When completing a prefix key, the first
   candidate shown is `..', which you can choose
   to go back up a level (completions above that
   prefix key).  Then you can go down another
   prefix key - explore the entire key-sequence
   forest.

7. That forest includes menus, as prefix-key
   candidates (`menu-bar  = ...').  So you can
   explore menus in the same way. [*]

8. You can sort candidates in these ways:

    * local bindings first, then non-local, each
      group in alphabetic order by key name
    * prefix keys first, then non-prefix, again,
      in key-name alphabetic order
    * alphabetic order by command name

   You can cycle among those sort orders anytime,
   using `C-,'.

9. Local bindings are highlighted differently
   from non-local - two faces.  Menus get two
   other faces (local, non-local).

10. You can show full help (`C-h f' help) for
    any candidate, anytime, without ending
    completion.  (Use `C-M-RET' on it.)

11. Being able to match minibuffer input against
   key and command names means that, unlike the
   approach of `which-key' and similar, when
   completing a prefix key you don't just hit
   keys that complete the key sequence, to
   invoke its command.  A workaround for that is
   to hit `M-q' and then hit a key, to insert
   its name in the minibuffer and then choose it.
   E.g., `M-q C-M-f' inserts the text `C-M-f' in
   the minibuffer.
_____

[*] Exploring menu-bar menus this way is one
    step (menu level) at a time, the same as
    exploring other key sequences.  A better way
    to explore menu-bar menus is to use library
    La Carte.  Then you can match menu items or
    submenus directly, at any level.  I.e., you
    can type a single pattern that dives down
    into the menu hierarchy - like file-name
    completion.  (But you can also navigate
    stepwise.)



  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-05-19  5:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 270+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-05-08  8:26 Making Emacs popular again with a video Nathan Colinet
2020-05-08 10:39 ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-10 20:48   ` Nathan Colinet
2020-05-08 10:41 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-10 16:18   ` Nathan Colinet
2020-05-08 11:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-10 20:32   ` Nathan Colinet
2020-05-11 22:59     ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-09  7:50 ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-10 20:57   ` Nathan Colinet
2020-05-12  3:12     ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-12  7:04       ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-12 13:59         ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-12 14:47           ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-12 16:08           ` Drew Adams
2020-05-13  4:01         ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-13  8:49           ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-14  5:14             ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-14 10:22               ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-14 10:55               ` Robert Pluim
2020-05-15  3:25                 ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-15  7:55                   ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-15 10:11                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-15 10:43                       ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-15 11:23                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-15 19:15                     ` H. Dieter Wilhelm
2020-05-15 18:41                   ` H. Dieter Wilhelm
2020-05-22 19:09                   ` Ben McGinnes
     [not found]                     ` <E1jcLVP-0003SB-II@fencepost.gnu.org>
2020-05-24 19:16                       ` Ben McGinnes
2020-05-14 14:13               ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-14  7:38             ` Tim Cross
2020-05-14  7:51               ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-14 14:18               ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-14 15:36                 ` Tim Cross
2020-05-13 10:43           ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-12  8:23       ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-13  3:55         ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-13  8:18           ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-13 10:53           ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-13 16:20             ` Drew Adams
2020-05-14  2:18             ` (emacs) Intro [was: Making Emacs popular again with a video] excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-14 12:04               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-14 21:31                 ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-15  0:46                   ` Dmitry Gutov
     [not found]                   ` <d28fe30d-c192-8022-b758-d8b7019e49b5@yandex.ru-M7KnL6R----2>
2020-05-17 19:11                     ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-19 14:14                       ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
     [not found]                         ` <d66793e5-07f9-4dd9-928d-e7e8c342b781@default>
     [not found]                           ` <M7iByNw--3-2@tutanota.com>
2020-05-21 18:18                             ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
     [not found]                             ` <M7sSK-m--3-2@tutanota.com-M7sSUVm--3-2>
2020-05-28  1:21                               ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-28  7:08                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-28  7:41                                   ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-28 10:23                                 ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-29  2:39                                   ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-29  7:28                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-29  7:40                                     ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-29 15:14                                       ` Stefan Monnier
2020-05-30  1:39                                       ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-14 22:14                 ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-15  3:17               ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-15  6:36               ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-12 12:57       ` GNU Emacs raison d'etre excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-13 16:18         ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-13 16:28           ` Drew Adams
2020-05-13 19:39           ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-13 20:05             ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-13 20:52               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-13 22:04                 ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-13 22:55                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-14  4:56                     ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-14 16:37                       ` Drew Adams
2020-05-14 22:11                       ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-15  3:16                       ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-15 21:42                         ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-15 22:14                           ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-16  0:03                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-15 22:41                           ` Drew Adams
2020-05-20 21:47                             ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-20 22:35                               ` Drew Adams
2020-05-21  0:35                                 ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-16  2:43                           ` Eduardo Ochs
2020-05-18  3:46                             ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-18 11:26                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-16  8:05                           ` Yuri Khan
2020-05-16 10:36                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-16 10:46                               ` Yuri Khan
2020-05-17  1:28                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17  1:39                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17  1:40                         ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17  1:59                         ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-17  2:52                           ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-17  9:32                             ` Joost Kremers
2020-05-17 11:07                             ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-18  3:43                           ` transient Richard Stallman
2020-05-18  6:58                             ` transient Joost Kremers
2020-05-18 11:29                               ` transient Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-18 18:41                               ` transient Howard Melman
2020-05-18 19:35                                 ` transient John Yates
2020-05-18 19:57                                   ` transient Howard Melman
2020-05-19  5:38                                 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2020-05-19 14:00                                   ` transient Arthur Miller
2020-05-20  3:14                                     ` transient Michael Heerdegen
2020-05-19 22:04                                   ` transient Stefan Kangas
2020-05-19 22:53                                     ` transient Drew Adams
2020-05-19  4:02                               ` which-key Richard Stallman
2020-05-17  7:09                         ` GNU Emacs raison d'etre Drew Adams
2020-05-20 21:36                           ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-20 21:57                             ` Drew Adams
2020-05-20 22:00                         ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-20 22:07                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-21  8:03                             ` tomas
2020-05-21  9:33                               ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-21 10:04                                 ` tomas
2020-05-24 14:05                                   ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-21 16:20                                 ` xristos
2020-05-24 13:45                                   ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-24 16:52                                     ` xristos
2020-05-24 17:00                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-24 18:31                                     ` Philip K.
2020-05-25 17:34                                   ` João Távora
2020-05-26  4:14                                     ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-26 11:32                                       ` João Távora
2020-05-27  3:08                                         ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-27  5:01                                           ` Drew Adams
2020-05-29 12:59                                           ` Arthur Miller
2020-06-23  3:59                                             ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-21 17:07                               ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-23 20:36                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-14  6:26                   ` tomas
2020-05-14  6:16               ` Andreas Röhler
2020-05-15  3:18               ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-16  0:56                 ` Tak Kunihiro
2020-05-16  6:50                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-16  9:10                     ` Sergey Organov
2020-05-16 10:38                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-16 12:24                         ` Sergey Organov
2020-05-16 12:29                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-16 12:34                             ` Sergey Organov
2020-05-16 12:46                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-16 13:57                                 ` Sergey Organov
2020-05-16 19:35                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-16 20:05                                     ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-16 20:34                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-16 20:44                                       ` Bob Newell
2020-06-24 15:37                                         ` Ricardo Wurmus
2020-05-16 23:12                                       ` Drew Adams
2020-05-16 23:18                                         ` Drew Adams
2020-05-16 23:47                                         ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-17  1:14                                           ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17  3:13                                             ` Stefan Kangas
2020-05-17  6:49                                               ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17  7:02                                                 ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-17  7:11                                                   ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17  9:07                                                     ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-17 10:20                                                       ` Marcin Borkowski
2020-05-17 11:07                                                         ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-17 15:25                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-17 15:48                                                         ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-17 17:06                                                           ` Stefan Monnier
2020-05-17 17:31                                                             ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-17 18:57                                                               ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17 20:03                                                                 ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-18  8:32                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2020-05-18 11:39                                                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-18 13:02                                                                     ` martin rudalics
2020-05-18 13:38                                                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-18 16:31                                                                         ` Robert Pluim
2020-05-18 23:14                                                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-19  8:41                                                                             ` martin rudalics
2020-05-20  1:01                                                                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20  9:06                                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2020-05-21  0:15                                                                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-21  9:07                                                                                     ` martin rudalics
2020-05-21 23:16                                                                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-22  9:31                                                                                         ` martin rudalics
2020-05-25  2:37                                                                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-26  8:06                                                                                             ` martin rudalics
2020-06-05  2:40                                                                                               ` pop-up-mini-mode, was " Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-19  8:40                                                                     ` martin rudalics
2020-05-20  0:40                                                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20  9:04                                                                         ` martin rudalics
2020-05-20 13:28                                                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20 14:45                                                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-20 14:56                                                                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20 16:12                                                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-20 17:45                                                                                 ` martin rudalics
2020-05-20 18:09                                                                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-20 18:16                                                                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-20 18:24                                                                                     ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20 18:33                                                                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-20 18:56                                                                                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-20 19:22                                                                                           ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20 19:53                                                                                             ` tomas
2020-05-20 21:22                                                                                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-21  7:43                                                                                                 ` tomas
2020-05-21  2:28                                                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-21 22:19                                                                                               ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-22  7:28                                                                                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-22 12:16                                                                                                   ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-20 23:07                                                                                           ` martin rudalics
2020-05-21 13:11                                                                                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-05-21 17:55                                                                                               ` martin rudalics
2020-05-18 15:57                                                                   ` Drew Adams
2020-05-19  8:41                                                                     ` martin rudalics
2020-05-21 18:19                                                                   ` Suppressing beginning/end-of-buffer error messages (WAS: GNU Emacs raison d'etre) Noam Postavsky
2020-05-22  9:30                                                                     ` martin rudalics
2020-05-22 12:46                                                                       ` Noam Postavsky
     [not found]                                                                         ` <11bfe86b-131c-4f55-5125-c269a73e360d@gmx.at>
2020-05-23 11:10                                                                           ` Noam Postavsky
2020-05-17 18:36                                                             ` GNU Emacs raison d'etre Drew Adams
2020-05-17 21:04                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2020-05-17 21:48                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17 18:38                                                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17 21:17                                                               ` Stefan Monnier
2020-05-17 21:37                                                                 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-18  8:33                                                                   ` martin rudalics
2020-05-18 11:37                                                                     ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17 21:57                                                                 ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17 18:28                                                           ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17 17:59                                                       ` Drew Adams
2020-05-17 18:07                                                       ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17  7:54                                                   ` Sergey Organov
2020-05-17 11:37                                             ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-17 18:11                                               ` Drew Adams
2020-05-16 23:01                                     ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-17  2:55                       ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-28  4:12                 ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-28  5:51                   ` Eduardo Ochs
2020-05-28  6:13                   ` Drew Adams
2020-05-28 14:12                     ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-28 14:42                       ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-28 16:34                         ` Drew Adams
2020-05-29 14:44                           ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-28 15:00                       ` Philip K.
2020-05-28 15:13                         ` João Távora
2020-05-28 16:04                         ` T.V Raman
     [not found]                         ` <p914ks0kpui.fsf@google.com-M8R14r9----2>
2020-05-28 16:12                           ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-28 16:46                             ` T.V Raman
2020-05-28 17:34                               ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-28 18:11                               ` andres.ramirez
     [not found]                               ` <877dwwezfr.fsf@red-bean.com-M8RLd3p--3-2>
2020-05-28 18:28                                 ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-29  1:12                                   ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-30  1:44                         ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-30  2:02                           ` Jean-Christophe Helary
2020-05-30  9:13                             ` Arthur Miller
2020-05-30 16:43                           ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-05-31  7:07                             ` Richard Stallman
2020-06-08 17:37                               ` REmacs was " T.V Raman
2020-06-01  7:29                             ` Meaning behind Control-G Lars Brinkhoff
2020-06-01  7:56                               ` Lars Brinkhoff
2020-06-01  9:06                                 ` Lars Brinkhoff
2020-06-01 13:44                               ` Stefan Monnier
2020-06-02  1:51                                 ` Paul Eggert
2020-06-02  5:58                                   ` Lars Brinkhoff
2020-06-02 13:50                                     ` Stefan Monnier
2020-06-02 15:38                                     ` Drew Adams
2020-06-02 11:46                                   ` John Yates
2020-07-10 12:13                           ` GNU Emacs raison d'etre Lars Brinkhoff
2020-07-10 14:28                             ` Drew Adams
2020-07-11  2:16                             ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-28 16:41                       ` FW: " Drew Adams
2020-05-28 17:37                       ` Stefan Monnier
2020-05-28 20:33                         ` Perry E. Metzger
2020-05-28 23:44                           ` T.V Raman
2020-05-29  3:04                   ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-13 19:46           ` T.V Raman
2020-05-13 21:00           ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-05-13 21:02           ` excalamus--- via Emacs development discussions.
2020-05-13 22:22           ` H. Dieter Wilhelm
2020-05-14  4:20             ` Karl Fogel
2020-05-14  0:04           ` John Wiegley
2020-05-14  5:08           ` Richard Stallman
2020-05-14 20:29             ` Karl Fogel

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