Re: Page order in describe-bindings

[Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>]

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  > Could we (should we) display major-mode bindings first?

We certainly could.

Here is why I decided to show the minor modes first.
(1) minor mode bindings override major mode bindings.
(2) minor modes typically did not make many bindinms/
Given those facts, the ordering of minor first
was natural and convenient.

Perhaps nowadays the facts are different; perhaps the major-first
order would be good.  But don't be quick to assume that is generally
true.

I have a hunch that the diversity of binding situations is much more now
and that developing a good way to show them all might require more thought.

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