Re: org-mode, please change the name of function org-metaleft etc

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

Bastien wrote:
> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> In org-mode the functions that are bound to some keys are named after
>> the key binding, for example:
>>
>>   <M-left>        org-metaleft
>>
>> It might be helpful when developing, but it is not very helpful to the
>> user. It would be nice of the name of those commands where changed to
>> something with a different mnemonic (ie what the command does).
> 
> This kind of functions take different actions depending on the context.
> So picking up more readable names for them is tricky.
> 
> See the docstring of `org-metaleft':
> 
> ,----[ (org-metaleft &optional arg) ]
> | Promote heading or move table column to left.
> | Calls `org-do-promote' or `org-table-move-column', depending on context.
> | With no specific context, calls the Emacs default `backward-word'.
> | See the individual commands for more information.
> `----
> 
> I cannot think of a better name.  What would you propose?

It does not have to be short. It should rather be descriptive IMO.