apropos-* command key bindings

apropos-* command key bindings

[Kevin Rodgers]

Wouldn't it be nice if all the apropos commands were available via
keybindings?  Obviously `C-h a' is sacrosanct, so how about making
`C-h C-a' a prefix key:

C-h C-a a	apropos
C-h C-a c	apropos-command
C-h C-a d	apropos-documentation
C-h C-a t	tags-apropos
C-h C-a v	apropos-variable
C-h C-a V	apropos-value
C-h C-a z	apropos-zippy

-- 
Kevin Rodgers

Re: apropos-* command key bindings

[Reiner Steib]

On Tue, Aug 30 2005, Kevin Rodgers wrote:

> Wouldn't it be nice if all the apropos commands were available via
> keybindings?  Obviously `C-h a' is sacrosanct, so how about making
> `C-h C-a' a prefix key:
>
> C-h C-a a	apropos
> C-h C-a c	apropos-command
> C-h C-a d	apropos-documentation
> C-h C-a t	tags-apropos
> C-h C-a v	apropos-variable
> C-h C-a V	apropos-value
> C-h C-a z	apropos-zippy

I think this would be useful.  Personally, I use the `<f1> A' prefix
for...

a	apropos
c	apropos-command
d	apropos-documentation
f	apropos-command (with apropos-do-all = t)
i	info-apropos
v	apropos-variable
V	apropos-value

Bye, Reiner.
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Re: apropos-* command key bindings

[Kevin Rodgers]

Reiner Steib wrote:
 > I think this would be useful.  Personally, I use the `<f1> A' prefix
 > for...
 >
 > a	apropos
 > c	apropos-command
 > d	apropos-documentation
 > f	apropos-command (with apropos-do-all = t)

Why doesn't Emacs have apropos-function?

(defun apropos-function (regexp)
   "Show functions that match REGEXP."
   (interactive)
   (if (interactive-p)
       (let ((apropos-do-all t))
         (call-interactively 'apropos-command))
     (apropos-command regexp t)))

 > i	info-apropos

What Emacs version has info-apropos?

 > v	apropos-variable

If that command had a more specific name like apropos-option, we could
define apropos-variable like apropos-function above:

(defun apropos-variable (regexp)
   "Show variables that match REGEXP."
   (interactive)
   (if (interactive-p)
       (let ((apropos-do-all t))
         (call-interactively 'apropos-option))
     (apropos-option regexp t)))

 > V	apropos-value

Thanks,
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Kevin Rodgers