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bug#54285: 29.0.50; Scrolling the calc help buffer
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Michael Heerdegen |
Subject: |
bug#54285: 29.0.50; Scrolling the calc help buffer |
Date: |
Mon, 07 Mar 2022 23:37:31 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/29.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> calc-dispatch-help is basically just looping over `read-event' and
> responding only to the keyboard scroll keys. Perhaps a better way to
> implement this would be to use the normal help functions (which are less
> modal) so that these things work better?
>From what I know: This particular help command is intended to be used
intermediately while reading a key binding: you are supposed to look up
the next key and hit it directly, without interruption. It's using
`read-event' on purpose.
I also don't like that much, but there are other good help commands to
use instead. I fear that if you try to change this it will make things
worse or less consistent, the Calc help system is complex, and you might
end up with a non-trivial redesign. Dunno if the result would be much
of an improvement.
Maybe it's not that bad, dunno, but please be careful.
Michael.