Re: Adding a "quick-help" menu

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM
> From: "Philip Kaludercic" <philipk@posteo.net>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: "wilnerthomas--- via Emacs development discussions." 
> <emacs-devel@gnu.org>, wilnerthomas@tutanota.com, "Bob Rogers" 
> <rogers@rgrjr.com>, "Lars Ingebrigtsen" <larsi@gnus.org>
> Subject: Re: Adding a "quick-help" menu
>
> Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> writes:
>
> >> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2022 at 9:21 AM
> >> From: "Philip Kaludercic" <philipk@posteo.net>
> >> To: "wilnerthomas--- via Emacs development discussions." 
> >> <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> >> Cc: wilnerthomas@tutanota.com, "Bob Rogers" <rogers@rgrjr.com>, "Lars 
> >> Ingebrigtsen" <larsi@gnus.org>
> >> Subject: Re: Adding a "quick-help" menu
> >>
> >> wilnerthomas--- via "Emacs development discussions."
> >> <emacs-devel@gnu.org> writes:
> >>
> >> >> I might just be too young and lack the concentration that pre-gen-z
> >> >> people had that reference card always appeared too overwhelming for me.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > You rather read the whole Emacs Manual instead?
> >>
> >> I am afraid I don't understand how you infer that from this thread.  All
> >> I am saying is that the cheat sheet is a bit crowded, at least compared
> >> to the menu I am proposing.
> >
> > Perhaps the menu could have categories so you won't have to see the whole 
> > thing.
>
> So you mean something like a query like "what do you want help with"?
> You say file management and then it prints out the 5 or 6 commands
> related to basic file management?

Right.  Examples

Window and Buffer Commands
Cursor Movement Commands
Copy and Delete Commands
Search Commands

There could navigate through a completion list, then select which one you like.