From: Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
To: rms@gnu.org
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Menu commands to M-x history?
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:15:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7432.1248236149@olgas.newt.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E1MTQrZ-0002oG-Cc@fencepost.gnu.org>
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> wrote:
> > Menu commands are all commands that can be started from M-x. I think
> > they should be added to M-x history.
>
> This seems like a good idea. Whether a command is run with M-x, a menu
> item, or a button, the semantics should be identical.
>
> The only "M-x history" in Emacs is the history list used for reading
> the argument of M-x. That should only be used for arguments that you
> enter in the M-x command.
>
> Keyboard keys also run commands that you could run with M-x, but
> putting their names in the M-x history list would not be consistent or
> useful. It is the same for menu-run commands.
Yes, that is true.
Perhaps a better way of learning what command is on a button or menu
item is to use help such as `M-x help RET k <Menu item> RET'.
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Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-22 4:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-07-20 23:05 Menu commands to M-x history? Lennart Borgman
2009-07-21 3:44 ` Bill Wohler
2009-07-22 1:43 ` Richard Stallman
2009-07-22 2:03 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-22 2:18 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-22 4:15 ` Bill Wohler [this message]
2009-07-22 18:34 ` Mathias Dahl
2009-07-27 1:47 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-27 9:51 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-27 15:48 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-27 15:59 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-27 16:21 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-27 16:39 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-27 18:57 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-27 19:22 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-27 20:26 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-27 20:53 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-27 21:16 ` Drew Adams
2009-07-27 21:34 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-07-27 21:47 ` Drew Adams
2009-08-01 20:20 ` Drew Adams
2009-08-04 17:23 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-07-27 22:00 ` Mathias Dahl
2009-07-21 15:31 ` Stefan Monnier
2009-07-21 17:43 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-08-03 21:51 ` Lennart Borgman
2009-08-04 17:31 ` Sillyness (was: Menu commands to M-x history?) Stefan Monnier
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