bug#65387: [PATCH] New user option 'submit-emacs-patch-display-help'

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Eshel Yaron <me@eshelyaron.com>
> Cc: 65387@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2023 22:56:18 +0200
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> This patch adds a user option for disabling the *Patch Help* buffer that
> >> `submit-emacs-patch` displays.
> >
> > Thanks, but why is it important to be able to disable the
> > instructions, enough to justify this new option?  I expect experienced
> > people not to use this command at all, so its main purpose is for the
> > newbies.
> 
> Ah I actually find this command quite convenient, except for that
> instructions buffer that tends to get in my way.  So I guess this option
> is useful for us semi-newbies :)
> 
> I don't know if it justifies a new option, as you say, and I don't mind
> keeping a modified `submit-emacs-patch` in my config.
> 
> I do wonder, since `(info "(emacs)Sending Patches")` recommends using
> `submit-emacs-patch` and that always seemed easier than doing `C-x m`
> and adding the destination address and the attachment patch afterwards,
> what alternative you'd expect experienced users to go with?

Let's see what others think about this new command.

Would people please voice their opinions about adding it?