From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: "Rudolf Adamkovič" <salutis@me.com>
Cc: 53305@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#53305: 29.0.50; Echo keystrokes without delay
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:58:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wnitqp0b.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m2r197ejrd.fsf@me.com> ("Rudolf Adamkovič"'s message of "Sun, 16 Jan 2022 17:19:02 +0100")
Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis@me.com> writes:
> Today, I set my Emacs to echo unfinished commands without a delay:
>
> (setq-default echo-keystrokes 1e-6)
>
> I experienced some problems along the way: (1) The variable name does
> not include the word "delay", making it hard to find;
Well, it does more than control the delay -- it also allows switching
the echoing off, so I think the name's OK.
> (2) I could not
> figure out how to disable the delay without providing a number of
> seconds; (3) When I press C-x C-g repeatedly, the C-x part flashes a
> bit.
>
> Does (3) have anything to do with the "1e-6" hack? Ideally, I would
> want Emacs to have no delay and also no "redraw glitches".
Yes, it sets up a delay, and if your redisplay is too fast, the clearing
and re-drawing will be noticeable. (I can't reproduce it on Debian.)
> I also wonder, does Emacs have the default 1-second delay to save
> bandwidth or something like that? I ask because the default makes it
> harder to learn Emacs for inexperienced computer users. I base my claim
> on causal observations of my children; they often wait for the echo
> area, unsure about their "unfinished commands".
No, the delay is because many people find echoing the unfinished
keystroke to be disturbing.
So I think everything here basically works as designed, and I'm closing
this bug report.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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2022-01-16 16:19 bug#53305: 29.0.50; Echo keystrokes without delay Rudolf Adamkovič via Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors
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