Re: Emacs TODO List: Have a command suggestion help system that

[Thunk Out <thunkout@gmail.com>]

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I've updated recs.el to match on full command names rather than mapped
chars,
and to return command name symbols per Wojciech's suggestion.
You can view the changes here: http://github.com/tlh/re-suggest.el

<http://github.com/tlh/re-suggest.el>Thanks,
--tlh

On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 7:19 PM, Wojciech Meyer <
wojciech.meyer@googlemail.com> wrote:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
> >> I'm working on a command suggestion minor mode. I just realized that
> this is
> >> also an item on the Emacs TODO list (C-h C-t), and that I should contact
> you
> >> about it on off chance that you want it, or have some suggestions about
> its
> >> implementation. The code is located at
> http://github.com/tlh/re-suggest.el
> >
> > I'm not sure why you bother turning the commands into single-letter
> > chars, rather than just use their full name, but it looks interesting.
> > I think the most interesting part is the recs-cmd-regexps.
> >
> > What do people think about this?
> > We could definitely add it to elpa.gnu.org, but of course, this would
> > require you signing some copyright paperwork for it.
> > BTW, please try C-u M-x checkdoc-current-buffer a few times to fix some
> > minor coding convention details.
> >
>
> This reminds me a peephole optimisation in compilers. Indeed I see
> a potential. Looks good. However the messages should be really symbol
> names. Also, a good thing for further would be remember missed
> combinations, and have access to a summary of missed commands. More
> annoying this mode would be - better chances for somebody to get rid of
> bad habits.  Making rules programaticaly would be an advantage too,
> keeping those in some configuration file.
> And I agree, mapping to letters is not needed, and less readable.
>
> >
> >         Stefan
>
> Cheers;
> Wojciech
>

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