From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Richard Stallman Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: help-fns.el patch for commands to describe options and commands Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:26:30 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87r6jp6v6q.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: rms@gnu.org NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1192990619 28545 80.91.229.12 (21 Oct 2007 18:16:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:16:59 +0000 (UTC) Cc: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca, drew.adams@oracle.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Miles Bader Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 21 20:16:59 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IjfM8-0001MG-SV for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:16:57 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IjfM1-0005lY-6m for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:16:49 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IjfJg-0002Qi-3S for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:14:24 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IjfJY-0002Cq-JZ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:14:20 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IjfJY-0002CI-Cq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:14:16 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IjfJX-0006Uj-L3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:14:15 -0400 Original-Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IjddG-0002Ze-Kg; Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:26:30 -0400 In-reply-to: <87r6jp6v6q.fsf@catnip.gol.com> (message from Miles Bader on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:46:53 +0900) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:81380 Archived-At: I very often want to peruse the _user interface_ of a package is, and tend to do this by using "C-h C-f prefix- ?", see what functions there are, then type the name of one to see how it works. If you, as an experienced user, find it useful, we can add it as a feature for experienced users.