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Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts |
Date: |
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:53:44 -0400 |
Here's an idea: Use the normal binding for `describe-function' (`C-h f',
or `F1 f') and either have it directly pop up the help for the currently
executing command (i.e., don't prompt for a function name as usual), or
else prompt as usual, but set the default value for the prompt to the
function currently executing command (so that you'd typically use `C-h f
RET' to get help in the situation you describe).
Only experienced users will think of doing this.
It is not adequate for the job, which is to help novices.
It would not occur to a novice to type C-h f in the minibuffer
to get help about the command that invoked it.
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, (continued)
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Stefan Reichör, 2004/04/13
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Miles Bader, 2004/04/13
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Stefan Reichör, 2004/04/14
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Miles Bader, 2004/04/14
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/14
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Stefan Reichör, 2004/04/14
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Richard Stallman, 2004/04/15
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Stefan Reichör, 2004/04/16
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/16
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Kai Grossjohann, 2004/04/16
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts,
Richard Stallman <=
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Kim F. Storm, 2004/04/14
- Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Richard Stallman, 2004/04/16
Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Masatake YAMATO, 2004/04/13
Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Richard Stallman, 2004/04/14
Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts, Richard Stallman, 2004/04/14