From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: jidanni@jidanni.org
Cc: 5364@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5364: 23.1.91; execute-extended-command should do like FFAP
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:21:48 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvljg24xct.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <878wc3lz6b.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:46:04 +0800")
> Put the cursor on emacs-version and hit C-h v. One sees:
> Describe variable (default emacs-version):
> Now put the cursor upon (list-load-path-shadows) and hit C-h f. One sees:
> Describe function (default list-load-path-shadows):
> Now put the cursor upon (list-load-path-shadows) and hit M-x. One sees just:
> M-x
Note that M-x is very different from the other two, since what it takes
is a command to execute, where the others only take a function/variable
to look up. It's very common to want to look up the var/fun at point,
but it's a lot less common to want to run the command at point
(many/most commands operate at point, so for most uses of M-x point is
an argument to the command rather than a way to specify which command to
run. Another way to say it is that it's rather uncommon to want to
apply a command to its name).
As for how I would do what you want: M-b C-M-SPC M-w followed by M-x C-y RET
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-01-13 1:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-01-12 12:52 bug#5364: 23.1.91; execute-extended-command should do like FFAP jidanni
2010-01-12 20:54 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-12 22:46 ` jidanni
2010-01-13 0:32 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-13 1:17 ` jidanni
2010-01-13 1:21 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2010-01-13 2:00 ` jidanni
2010-01-13 4:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-14 3:33 ` jidanni
2010-01-14 15:12 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-14 21:07 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-14 22:40 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-15 1:12 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-15 2:20 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-15 3:06 ` Chong Yidong
2010-01-15 7:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2010-01-15 9:19 ` Juri Linkov
2010-08-22 23:32 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-13 7:26 ` Jan D.
2010-01-14 5:29 ` jidanni
2010-01-14 21:01 ` Juri Linkov
2010-01-15 3:04 ` jidanni
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