From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Marcin Borkowski Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19164: 24.3; Feature request: describe-key-briefly with prefix argument Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:16:02 +0100 Message-ID: <87sih8fubh.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1416847886 25665 80.91.229.3 (24 Nov 2014 16:51:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:51:26 +0000 (UTC) To: 19164@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Nov 24 17:51:20 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswr9-0006XU-Fn for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:51:19 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:53498 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswr9-00078g-3g for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:51:19 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60809) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswr0-00074B-8J for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:51:15 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswqu-0006ty-CS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:51:10 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:46919) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswqu-0006to-8g for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:51:04 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswqu-0005qo-2V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:51:04 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Marcin Borkowski Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:51:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: report 19164 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: X-Debbugs-Original-To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Received: via spool by submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B.141684785722436 (code B ref -1); Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:51:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 24 Nov 2014 16:50:57 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44129 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1Xswqm-0005pm-D0 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:50:57 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48856) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1XswJV-0004Jx-8V for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:16:34 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XswJM-0002d8-2f for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:16:29 -0500 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:57665) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XswJL-0002d3-Vf for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:16:24 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50528) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XswJH-0001MF-1G for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:16:23 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XswJ8-0002ZJ-S3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:16:18 -0500 Original-Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([150.254.78.50]:42123) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XswJ8-0002Z5-LZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:16:10 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5697E42069 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:16:08 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id o5YICxA8lt5a for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:16:08 +0100 (CET) Original-Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2001:808:114:6:3c07:e930:30:d7db]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 38C5D42065 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:16:07 +0100 (CET) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:50:55 -0500 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 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.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:96506 Archived-At: This is really a feature request. If I press C-u C-h c C-h c, this is what appears at point: C-h c runs the command describe-key-briefly (and this behavior is well-documented in the docstring for describe-key-briefly). I would suggest that only the command name should be inserted, and the present behavior (if really needed) be reserved for e.g. C-u C-u C-h c. The rationale is that when e.g. emailing about some Emacs feature, I'd like to be able to insert some command name conveniently; OTOH, it is difficult for me to come up with a scenario when the present behavior is needed. Best regards, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Mickiewicz University