From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman@gmx.net>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: 36767@debbugs.gnu.org, Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>,
emacsuser@freemail.hu, larsi@gnus.org, juri@linkov.net
Subject: bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 16:32:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wnqrgs5k.fsf@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8335tfzbfr.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:58:32 +0300")
On Fri, 18 Jun 2021 13:58:32 +0300 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
>> From: Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com>
>> Cc: Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net>, 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.
I'm using this:
(defun srb-quit-help (&optional any-frame)
"Quit *Help* buffer without selecting it.
With prefix argument ANY-FRAME quit *Help* on any visible frame,
otherwise quit *Help* buffer only on the selected frame."
(interactive "P")
(let ((help-window (get-buffer-window "*Help*" (if any-frame 'visible))))
(when help-window
(with-selected-window help-window (quit-window)))))
(global-set-key "\C-cq" 'srb-quit-help)
Of course, if such a command were added to Emacs, it would need a key
binding not reserved for users, and that's where the real difficulty
lies.
Steve Berman
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-18 14:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 62+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-07-22 19:53 bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer ndame
2019-07-22 20:49 ` Drew Adams
2019-07-28 0:10 ` Basil L. Contovounesios
2021-06-15 18:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-17 20:34 ` Juri Linkov
2021-06-18 6:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-18 7:20 ` Robert Pluim
2021-06-18 10:58 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-18 14:21 ` bug#36767: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-18 14:32 ` Stephen Berman [this message]
2021-06-18 14:45 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-18 16:02 ` Stephen Berman
2021-06-18 18:25 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 9:08 ` martin rudalics
2021-06-19 9:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-20 9:21 ` martin rudalics
2021-06-18 16:21 ` bug#36767: [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-06-18 14:12 ` Drew Adams
2021-06-18 19:14 ` Juri Linkov
2021-06-18 19:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 23:15 ` Juri Linkov
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2021-09-24 7:16 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-24 15:31 ` Juri Linkov
2021-09-24 16:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-24 19:36 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-24 19:39 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-24 19:57 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-25 6:09 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 14:41 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-25 14:59 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 16:22 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-25 16:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 17:08 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-25 17:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-09-25 20:15 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-26 21:52 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-26 9:11 ` martin rudalics
2021-09-26 16:11 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-26 16:54 ` [External] : " Drew Adams
2021-09-26 21:51 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-26 22:38 ` Drew Adams
2021-09-26 22:46 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-26 17:51 ` martin rudalics
2021-09-26 21:48 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-27 11:07 ` Exec help commands from other buffer (was bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer) Arthur Miller
2021-09-27 19:59 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-24 18:34 ` [External] : Re: bug#36767: 26.1; request: add more quick keys to the *Help* buffer Drew Adams
2021-09-24 19:34 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-24 20:20 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-24 20:33 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-25 18:46 ` Juri Linkov
2021-06-19 11:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-06-19 12:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-06-19 23:15 ` Juri Linkov
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2021-09-23 20:42 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-23 23:09 ` bug#36767: [External] : " Drew Adams
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2021-09-23 20:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-23 22:18 ` Arthur Miller
2021-09-26 9:11 ` martin rudalics
2021-09-26 9:40 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2021-09-26 9:55 ` Eli Zaretskii
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