From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd@gnu.org>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Loading when viewing docstring of autoloaded function
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:12:54 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvmx3urudp.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87395mgy6t.fsf@gnu.org> (Chong Yidong's message of "Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:44:10 +0800")
> The most annoying aspect is that autoloaded functions often have
> docstrings containing key substitution constructs, which are expanded
> into `M-x FOO' because the relevant keymaps are not yet defined. I'd
> like to suggest a simple workaround: if an autoloaded function contains
> key substitution constructs, just outright load the library where it was
> defined. There's not much point in being conservative about loading
> libraries, since it is so fast nowadays. See attached patch.
I don't mind auto-loading eagerly, but I do care about seeing
"autoloaded" on the first line of the description of the function,
because I often use C-h f <foo> RET to figure out whether that function
is autoloaded or is already fully defined.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-23 14:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-23 9:44 Loading when viewing docstring of autoloaded function Chong Yidong
2012-06-23 13:07 ` Drew Adams
2012-07-02 15:47 ` Samuel Bronson
2012-07-02 16:13 ` Drew Adams
2012-07-02 16:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-07-02 17:20 ` Samuel Bronson
2012-07-02 18:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-06-23 14:12 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2012-06-23 20:22 ` Štěpán Němec
2012-06-24 5:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-06-24 6:25 ` Leo
2012-06-24 6:39 ` Andreas Röhler
2012-06-24 9:03 ` Chong Yidong
2012-06-24 14:38 ` Andreas Röhler
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