From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Gregory Heytings <ghe@sdf.org>
Cc: bobnewell@bobnewell.net, "João Távora" <joaotavora@gmail.com>,
"Robert Pluim" <rpluim@gmail.com>,
"Richard Stallman" <rms@gnu.org>,
emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: How to make Emacs popular again.
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2020 15:47:11 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <39e60177-7d71-489a-a39c-38b3cf291266@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.NEB.2.22.394.2010090023470453.11009@sdf.lonestar.org>
> > I see it generally. What do you see when you use `C-h f defcustom' or
> > `C-h v print-circle? Don't you see links for each of the quoted (`...')
> > functions and vars?
>
> Yes, but not for the most important one: the function/variable/face...
> being described, defcustom or print-circle in your examples.
That one should be covered by an explicit sentence with
a link to the manual. I already mentioned that (and
said I do that in help-fns+.el).
But even that one could be handled instead, or also,
the same way. It's not quoted (`...'), but it's easy
to find where it is and give it go-to-manual behavior.
> >> Wouldn't a "See also chapter N ZZZZ in the Emacs manual." and/or "For
> >> programmers, see also chapter N ZZZZ in the Emacs Lisp manual." (with
> >> hyperlinks) at the end of ordinary help buffers be much more useful?
> >
> > For which symbols? Are you going to add such a see-also for each quoted
> > name in a `*Help*' buffer?
>
> No, only for the main symbol, the symbol whose docstring is being
> displayed in the help buffer. At least that was the meaning of the
> proposal I sent a few hours ago: to add one (or more) link(s) at the end
> of the docstring pointing to the chapter(s) of the manual(s) in which they
> are documented.
I already addressed that.
> > I've long said that we need that for the thing that is the subject of
> > the `*Help*' buffer.
>
> Then I agree with you :-)
>
> > And we do have it for some `*Help*' buffers - e.g., `C-h f defcustom'.
>
> Thank you, this is an excellent example, it is exactly what I meant: a
> link to the chapter of the manual.
>
> > Inline (i.e., in-context) links are better, in general, than a pile of
> > see-also's at the end of the buffer.
>
> Not a pile, one or two. The point is to make manuals more accessible.
Both would be useful:
1. Link(s) to manual(s) for the name that is the
subject of the help. This can be in an explicit
sentence that makes clear what it does - as
mentioned earlier.
2. Links to manuals for each quoted, linked name in
the buffer (or each known to be doc'd in a manual,
if that's known when the buffer is created).
For #2, such names already have inline links where they
occur. It suffices to (1) give users an easy way to
get to the manual(s) from that location, preferably by
both mouse and key, and (2) let users know about this
possibility.
The usual way to let users know about possible actions
at the mouse-pointer location is `help-echo': a tooltip
or message in the echo area (depending on
`tooltip-use-echo-area').
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2020-09-26 13:50 ` James Lu
2020-09-26 13:59 ` Philip K.
2020-09-26 14:53 ` Ergus
2020-09-26 16:59 ` Jean Louis
2020-09-26 18:26 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-09-27 2:41 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-27 13:16 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-09-28 3:45 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-09-28 23:51 ` Eduardo Ochs
2020-09-30 4:37 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-30 5:26 ` Eduardo Ochs
2020-10-02 3:45 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 4:43 ` Eduardo Ochs
2020-09-30 10:03 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 4:14 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-01 8:11 ` Philip K.
2020-10-02 3:52 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 16:02 ` dict - " Jean Louis
2020-10-03 2:56 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-03 7:47 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-10 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-03 9:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-10 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-01 14:21 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 4:14 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-01 14:22 ` Jean Louis
2020-09-30 13:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-01 4:13 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-01 13:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-01 14:39 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 14:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-01 15:11 ` tomas
2020-10-01 16:15 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 16:30 ` tomas
2020-10-02 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-01 14:46 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-10-01 16:21 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-02 3:52 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 7:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2020-10-02 16:13 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-02 16:18 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-02 16:33 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-03 7:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 3:45 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-04 7:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-10 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-10 7:24 ` Tomas Hlavaty
2020-10-10 7:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-10 12:22 ` Tomas Hlavaty
2020-10-04 8:56 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-04 3:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 16:07 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-03 2:56 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-03 8:28 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 14:52 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-02 3:52 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 3:52 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-02 7:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 3:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-04 6:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 9:02 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-04 9:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-05 3:14 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-05 5:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-06 2:34 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-04 8:25 ` Dictionaries better be offline - " Jean Louis
2020-10-04 3:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-10-04 7:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-04 10:07 ` Jean Louis
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2020-10-04 13:54 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-04 14:05 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2020-10-10 3:53 ` Richard Stallman
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2020-10-11 6:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-11 6:35 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-11 7:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-11 10:54 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-11 11:28 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-11 13:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-11 22:21 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-12 16:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-13 0:38 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-13 14:40 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-14 4:03 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-14 14:54 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-14 17:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-14 17:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-14 22:53 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-15 13:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-15 14:21 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-15 14:28 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-15 14:48 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-15 14:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-15 15:00 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-15 16:25 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-15 16:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-15 18:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-15 18:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-15 6:51 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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2020-10-15 6:48 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-15 14:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-15 14:07 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-15 14:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-16 5:06 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-11 13:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-11 22:14 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-11 23:39 ` Drew Adams
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2020-10-13 0:35 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-13 14:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-14 4:01 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-14 14:49 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-11 13:21 ` Stefan Monnier
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2020-10-11 14:35 ` Teemu Likonen
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2020-10-11 18:29 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-11 18:58 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-11 19:41 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-11 19:42 ` Drew Adams
2020-10-11 19:56 ` Stephen Berman
2020-10-11 21:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-11 22:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-11 22:50 ` Stephen Berman
2020-12-02 21:06 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-02 22:33 ` Stephen Berman
2020-12-03 21:05 ` Juri Linkov
2020-12-03 21:06 ` Roland Winkler
2020-12-03 14:48 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-12 9:47 ` Andreas Schwab
2020-10-12 11:17 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2020-10-12 17:24 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-10-12 11:24 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2020-10-12 16:30 ` Drew Adams
2020-10-12 23:02 ` Tim Cross
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2020-10-13 6:02 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2020-10-13 20:00 ` Juri Linkov
2020-10-13 20:36 ` Drew Adams
2020-10-14 4:05 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-10-14 7:06 ` Protesilaos Stavrou
2020-10-14 7:09 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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2020-10-14 8:30 ` James Cloos
2020-10-14 9:14 ` tomas
2020-10-14 15:03 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-10-14 8:03 ` Juri Linkov
2020-10-14 16:38 ` Drew Adams
2020-10-15 6:45 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
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2020-10-01 16:13 ` GNU Dico - " Jean Louis
2020-10-01 16:29 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-10-01 16:39 ` Jean Louis
2020-10-01 16:32 ` Eli Zaretskii
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2020-09-26 18:06 ` Dmitry Gutov
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2020-09-27 8:27 ` Dmitry Gutov
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2020-09-27 2:41 ` tooltip feature Richard Stallman
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