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RE: [External] : Proposal for an improved `help-for-help'
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: [External] : Proposal for an improved `help-for-help' |
Date: |
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 18:17:21 +0000 |
> > FWIW, I've never been a big fan of the help-for-help UI.
> >
> > At a minimum, keys and commands mentioned should
> > have links to their full doc (or other info).
>
> I don't see the need for such links in `help-for-help' in particular,
> but I'm open to being convinced. It might make sense if we can find a
> good UI that is easy to understand and does not overwhelm.
>
> What do you imagine this would look like? For example, which keys
> would a user press after `C-h C-h' to follow these added links?
>
> (This might also be outside the scope of the reformatting I attempt
> here.)
I really haven't thought about it. At all.
Off the top of my head, `C-h C-h' wouldn't
put you in a semi-modal dialog, showing you
some keys you can press to get particular
info (or keys to scroll for more such).
Instead, it could show you, and perhaps
select, a *Help* buffer that describes the
help system - keys with their descriptions,
and with links.
That is, after all, how you will interact
with help generally, once you get into it.
It's what each help command does: show you
some help info and (usually) provide some
links to more info.
The `C-h C-h' dialog seems a bit weird,
to me; that's all. (I don't claim it's
weird for others.)
___
But again, I'm not proposing anything
particular as a replacement for the
`C-h C-h' dialog. My point about that
was just that I've never been a big fan
of it.
That comment is really separate from my
feedback about your proposal, which was
to consider adding links.
- Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Stefan Kangas, 2021/02/21
- RE: [External] : Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Drew Adams, 2021/02/21
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/02/21
- RE: [External] : Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Drew Adams, 2021/02/21
- Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help', Stefan Kangas, 2021/02/21
- Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Stefan Kangas, 2021/02/23
- RE: [External] : Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Drew Adams, 2021/02/23
- RE: [External] : Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Stefan Kangas, 2021/02/23
- RE: [External] : Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Drew Adams, 2021/02/24
- RE: [External] : Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Stefan Kangas, 2021/02/24
- RE: [External] : Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Drew Adams, 2021/02/25
- Re: [External] : Consistent face for keys in *Help* and `substitute-command-keys', Eli Zaretskii, 2021/02/25