From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#5364: 23.1.91; execute-extended-command should do like FFAP Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:21:48 -0500 Message-ID: References: <874omrvyb9.fsf@mail.jurta.org> <878wc3lz6b.fsf@jidanni.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1263347378 32255 80.91.229.12 (13 Jan 2010 01:49:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:49:38 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 5364@debbugs.gnu.org To: jidanni@jidanni.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jan 13 02:49:31 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NUsMU-0005Ku-C8 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:49:30 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:58966 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NUsMU-0004Nu-N5 for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:49:30 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NUsMQ-0004Nc-1N for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:49:26 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NUsML-0004N0-1w for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:49:25 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53697 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NUsMK-0004Mx-U2 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:49:20 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:37586) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NUsMK-0003kr-Fp for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:49:20 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NUrvu-0007G9-7v; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:22:02 -0500 X-Loop: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:22:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Emacs-PR-Message: followup 5364 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 5364-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B5364.126334571727895 (code B ref 5364); Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:22:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 5364) by debbugs.gnu.org; 13 Jan 2010 01:21:57 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NUrvo-0007Fq-Ob for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:21:56 -0500 Original-Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.183] helo=ironport2-out.pppoe.ca) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NUrvl-0007Fh-R5 for 5364@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:21:54 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AhIFAESvTEvO+KPG/2dsb2JhbACBRNV6hDAEijE X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.49,265,1262581200"; d="scan'208";a="53643597" Original-Received: from 206-248-163-198.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO ceviche.home) ([206.248.163.198]) by ironport2-out.pppoe.ca with ESMTP; 12 Jan 2010 20:21:49 -0500 Original-Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 172D2B464B; Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:21:49 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <878wc3lz6b.fsf@jidanni.org> (jidanni@jidanni.org's message of "Wed, 13 Jan 2010 06:46:04 +0800") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1.91 (gnu/linux) X-Spam-Score: -2.1 (--) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list X-Spam-Score: -2.1 (--) Resent-Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:22:02 -0500 X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:34247 Archived-At: > 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