From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Drew Adams" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: standard framework for prompting user for next key cord in keysequence Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 12:11:12 -0700 Message-ID: <93B7DF295AFB494BBD40564FB2358B19@us.oracle.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1315077106 20912 80.91.229.12 (3 Sep 2011 19:11:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 19:11:46 +0000 (UTC) To: "'Le Wang'" , "'GNU Emacs List'" Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 03 21:11:42 2011 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([140.186.70.17]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Qzvcz-0000Nc-Dj for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:11:41 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:34054 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qzvcx-0000cV-By for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:11:39 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:60935) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qzvct-0000cF-Bd for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:11:36 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qzvcs-0005qM-21 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:11:35 -0400 Original-Received: from rcsinet15.oracle.com ([148.87.113.117]:36675) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qzvcr-0005qI-RN for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:11:34 -0400 Original-Received: from rtcsinet22.oracle.com (rtcsinet22.oracle.com [66.248.204.30]) by rcsinet15.oracle.com (Switch-3.4.4/Switch-3.4.4) with ESMTP id p83JBTop004715 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Sat, 3 Sep 2011 19:11:31 GMT Original-Received: from acsmt356.oracle.com (acsmt356.oracle.com [141.146.40.156]) by rtcsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p83JBSeT005579 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 3 Sep 2011 19:11:28 GMT Original-Received: from abhmt105.oracle.com (abhmt105.oracle.com [141.146.116.57]) by acsmt356.oracle.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id p83JBMNW012151; Sat, 3 Sep 2011 14:11:23 -0500 Original-Received: from dradamslap1 (/10.159.61.224) by default (Oracle Beehive Gateway v4.0) with ESMTP ; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:11:22 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcxqaECbSy8dNUc6SfC0/0Y/L33l8gAAV5WQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6109 X-Source-IP: rtcsinet22.oracle.com [66.248.204.30] X-CT-RefId: str=0001.0A090205.4E627BE3.013C,ss=1,re=0.000,fgs=0 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 1) X-Received-From: 148.87.113.117 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:82135 Archived-At: > Pressing C-h in the middle of a key sequence shows what's possible > next. Is there a standard framework, for doing some thing similar, > without invoking C-h? That is -- always provide the user with > feedback as to what key chord is possible next. The help window > should disappear once input is complete successfully or aborted. In the middle of any key sequence, or even before hitting any prefix key. Help on all/any of the keys that can be used in the current context. Get a list of all possible completions for a key. Get full help on any of them (command description, in *Help*). End by completing a key if you want to use it, or `C-g' if you were just after the info. http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsNewbieWithIcicles#KeyHelpAndCompletion http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Icicles_-_Key_Completion