Re: master fa4203300fd: Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/feature/which-key-in-core'

[Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>]

Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:

> This patch does it, now we just need to decide if we want to do it,
> and if so, should there be a user option to enable it? Perhaps
> `function-key-map' should not be consulted.
>
> (are we planning to turn `which-key-mode' on by default? Personally I
> wouldnʼt mind, but itʼs a change in default behaviour, which tends to
> annoy people)

AFAIK, no one has proposed doing that for Emacs 30.  Emacs 31 is still
up for discussion, I assume.

Enabling it by default could only be done after careful consideration.
I proposed enabling it back in 2020, and I still agree with what Stefan
Monnier said back then:

> I think it would be most useful to enable it by default.
> But for that it needs to be polished enough that it's still bearable for
> those users who don't like it (e.g. the guy with his 1MB .emacs file
> that has to use a `emacs -Q` when testing something, or when using
> Emacs on someone else's computer/account).

From my point of view, having it in core is already a step in the right
direction.  For now, I'd recommend that people check out the state it's
currently in on master, and report any issues they see.