From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Luc Teirlinck Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: info Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:53:27 -0600 (CST) Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <200301290353.VAA05277@eel.dms.auburn.edu> References: <200301290133.TAA05169@eel.dms.auburn.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1043812410 9413 80.91.224.249 (29 Jan 2003 03:53:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 03:53:30 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18djI1-0002Rh-00 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 2003 04:53:29 +0100 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 18djN0-0000u6-00 for ; Wed, 29 Jan 2003 04:58:38 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18djIQ-0000a6-08 for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:53:54 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18djHP-00082w-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:52:51 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18djHN-000804-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:52:49 -0500 Original-Received: from manatee.dms.auburn.edu ([131.204.53.104]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18djHK-0007u3-00 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:52:46 -0500 Original-Received: from eel.dms.auburn.edu (eel.dms.auburn.edu [131.204.53.108]) by manatee.dms.auburn.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id VAA29366; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:52:45 -0600 (CST) Original-Received: (from teirllm@localhost) by eel.dms.auburn.edu (8.9.3+Sun/8.9.3) id VAA05277; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 21:53:27 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: eel.dms.auburn.edu: teirllm set sender to teirllm@dms.auburn.edu using -f Original-To: teirllm@dms.auburn.edu In-reply-to: <200301290133.TAA05169@eel.dms.auburn.edu> (message from Luc Teirlinck on Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:33:18 -0600 (CST)) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:11178 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:11178 Let me make a concrete proposal: Redefine RETURN in Info-mode to be just a shortcut for "m RETURN". In other words, the only difference between RETURN and m would be that if m has an interactive default, then RETURN accepts it without querying. This would leave the behavior of RETURN unchanged in all situations where it currently is useful, intuitive or non-confusing. It would also provide for the intuitive selection in the situations I referred to in my previous posting. If it is impossible to figure out which node the user really wants, then, rather than info making a completely wild guess, as it currently does, the user would be alerted to that fact with Menu item: appearing in the echo area. Sincerely, Luc.