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bug#52870: [External] : bug#52870: Is displaying <menu-bar> bindings in
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#52870: [External] : bug#52870: Is displaying <menu-bar> bindings in describe-function useful? |
Date: |
Sat, 15 Jan 2022 15:44:18 -0800 |
Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> FWIW I think it would be a good idea to do something like this:
>>
>> It is bound to C-h f, <help> f, <menu-bar> <help-menu> <describe>
>> <describe-function> (which means it can be invoked from the menu:
>> "Help Menu" -> "Describe" ...).
IMO, that would be a step backwards. This bug report started out with
me saying that this information is already confusing and distracting,
and this would make it even more so.
I don't think we should pretend that menu items are key bindings, because they
are not. That is just an implementation detail. Our user manual correctly
contrasts the two:
"Each Emacs frame normally has a 'menu bar' at the top which you can use
to perform common operations ...
"On a display that supports a mouse, you can use the mouse to choose a
command from the menu bar ...
"Some of the commands in the menu bar have ordinary key bindings as
well; if so, a key binding is shown after the item itself."