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bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Als
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Ramesh Nedunchezian |
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bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments |
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Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:34:18 +0530 |
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On 10/04/21 4:04 pm, Dmitry Gutov wrote:
> On 10.04.2021 11:23, Ramesh Nedunchezian wrote:
>> So, a repeat-map, like the rectangle one below, which has lots of
>> keybindings can set a `:help' attribute on itself.
>> `repeat-post-hook' can then rely on this `:help'-er to provide a
>> help much similar to what the hydra package provides.
>
> :help attribute sounds like a neat alternative, but what would you set it to?
>
> Aside from nil, perhaps.
Hydra -- this is part of GNU Emacs / GNU ELPA -- uses one of the 3
types
(defcustom hydra-hint-display-type 'lv
"The utility to show hydra hint"
:type '(choice
(const message)
(const lv)
(const posframe))
:group 'hydra)
(https://github.com/abo-abo/hydra/blob/2d553787aca1aceb3e6927e426200e9bb9f056f1/hydra.el#L249)
Hydra's hints are very pleasant to look at, and hydra is one of the
frequently mentioned package in reddit.com/r/emacs.
I am attaching screenshots of how the 'lv' and 'posframe' hints looks
like for one of the "fancier" hydras in the project's README
(https://github.com/abo-abo/hydra)
The core idea behind my suggestion is that /the/ repeat map itself is
the best judge on what sort of hint is the best.
I understand that repeat-mode's "Repeat with ..." and "Exit with ..."
messages are more of informational / diagonsic messages. The messages
need stop at being diagnostic assurances. They can go a step further
and be hints.
'nil'--do nothing--as a ':help'-er is what an experienced user may
want. A verbose hint is what a beginner will appreciate.
Rectangle, register and highlight commands are very useful ... and
when I was new to Emacs they were bothersome to type and remember.
/Younger/ me would have /loved/ a hydra-like hints.
hydra-hint--lv.png
Description: PNG image
hydra-hint--posframe.png
Description: PNG image
- bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments, Ramesh Nedunchezian, 2021/04/10
- bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments, Dmitry Gutov, 2021/04/10
- bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments,
Ramesh Nedunchezian <=
- bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments, Ramesh Nedunchezian, 2021/04/10
- bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments, Juri Linkov, 2021/04/12
- bug#47688: 28.0.50; repeat-mode: Make rectangle commands repeatable. Also some misc. queries, comments, Juri Linkov, 2021/04/14