From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:58:32 +0300 Message-ID: <8335tfzbfr.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87mtrrq7t7.fsf@gnus.org> <87eed0nsez.fsf@mail.linkov.net> <83bl83zp5h.fsf@gnu.org> <874kdv63ml.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="3395"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 36767@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org, emacsuser@freemail.hu, juri@linkov.net To: Robert Pluim Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Fri Jun 18 12:59:10 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1luCDM-0000fK-R8 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:59:08 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56862 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1luCDL-0003Xw-Sy for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:59:07 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:37916) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1luCDG-0003XD-7Q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:59:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:44358) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1luCDF-0006Vw-W2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:59:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1luCDF-0006jT-W2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:59:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:59:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 36767 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 36767-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B36767.162401391825822 (code B ref 36767); Fri, 18 Jun 2021 10:59:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 36767) by debbugs.gnu.org; 18 Jun 2021 10:58:38 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55901 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1luCCs-0006iQ-6f for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:58:38 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:40106) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1luCCp-0006iA-5K for 36767@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:58:37 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]:60772) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1luCCh-00069U-Pp; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:58:27 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.95.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.95]:3319 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1luCCh-0004o8-20; Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:58:27 -0400 In-Reply-To: <874kdv63ml.fsf@gmail.com> (message from Robert Pluim on Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:20:02 +0200) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:208689 Archived-At: > From: Robert Pluim > Cc: Juri Linkov , 36767@debbugs.gnu.org, larsi@gnus.org, > emacsuser@freemail.hu > Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 09:20:02 +0200 > > Eli> And that need to go to *Help* is, for me, the single significant > Eli> annoyance with Help commands. For example, I frequently want to look > Eli> at the source of a function whose doc string I just requested, and its > Eli> a nuisance to have to click on the button there or go to the *Help* > Eli> buffer, find the button, and press RET. > > I guess you donʼt like (setq help-window-select t) The nuisance is to have to switch to the Help window. That variable saves the command to switch to it, but it doesn't change the fact that you are no longer in your original window/buffer. Viewing help shouldn't interfere with the window/buffer where you do your main work, IMO.