Re: C-c / r key-setting bug (?)

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On Oct 21, 2010, at 2:42 PM, Andreas Röhler wrote:

> [ ... ]
>>>> C-c / will prompt for another key and then dispatch depending on  
>>>> that
>>>> key.
>>>> Many do.
>>>
>>> Hmm, that would fit into the already mentioned coding-style  
>>> category.
>>> Is it wise to do it that way?
>>> For example M-x describe-mode fails telling about these keys.
>>> Are reasons for this?
>>
>> Yes. There are not enough keys, unless I introduce a larger number
>> of full-scale prefix keys. And it is much easier to remember just  
>> `C-c
>> /' and then get a friendly prompt for a number of options. For
>> interactive use, I think this is just perfect.
>>
>> Now, if you want to write programs based on these functions, then you
>> want to have the real command names. This is one of the reasons why I
>> like to have them in the manual, for look up.
>>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm following, thanks for the explanation.
> Remains a describe-mode bug than (?)

I would not call it a bug.  Describe-mode looks at the key maps, it  
cannot look into the functions.

Cheers

- Carsten