Re: Online help and help-for-help improvements

[storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm)]

Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org> writes:

>> Here is a patch which improves the online help in the
>> following ways:
>>
>> - the output from C-h C-h is much easier to read and use.
>
> Yes, it is much easier to read now.  It removes command names
> (not useful for users who read this help page), but maybe we
> could put these command names on the `help-echo' property
> over the help key letters?

Maybe, but I don't see what benefit that would do.

> Also using the verb `Display' at the beginning of every line
> seems too superfluous, i.e. instead of

I'll change that.

>> 	* startup.el (startup-echo-area-message): Check for about-emacs.
>
> Could you please fix this also in the Emacs 22 branch?

I'd prefer if someone else would install the patch on the branch:


2008-02-28  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>

	* startup.el (startup-echo-area-message): Check for about-emacs.


*** startup.el	18 Feb 2008 11:31:27 +0100	1.480
--- startup.el	28 Feb 2008 12:58:49 +0100	
***************
*** 1896,1902 ****
    (insert "\tBuying printed manuals from the FSF\n"))
  
  (defun startup-echo-area-message ()
!   (if (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-p") 'describe-project)
        "For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a."
      (substitute-command-keys
       "For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type \
--- 1896,1902 ----
    (insert "\tBuying printed manuals from the FSF\n"))
  
  (defun startup-echo-area-message ()
!   (if (eq (key-binding "\C-h\C-a") 'about-emacs)
        "For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a."
      (substitute-command-keys
       "For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type \


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