Re: [Emacs-diffs] emacs-26 4bb2741: More fixes of Intro to Emacs Lisp

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:28:22 +0300
> 
> On 5/24/18 8:38 PM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > (If the command doesn't prompt, invoke it with an
> > +argument: @kbd{C-u M-.}; @pxref{Interactive Options}.)  Emacs will
> > +switch buffers and display the source code for the function on your
> > +screen@footnote{
> 
> That reminds me of an old mathematician joke about how one goes about 
> boiling a pot of water.
> 
> Since we probably agree that the current default is more ergonomic (use 
> the function at point, unless called with the prefix), maybe suggest 
> that approach first, in this text?
> 
> Like: "if the name of the function you're interested in is under point, 
> press M-.. Otherwise, press C-u M-. and type the function's name."

I cannot decide which variant is better, so I'd prefer to wait for
someone to complain first.