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bug#34784: 26.1; Doc of pseudofunction key `<timeout>'
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#34784: 26.1; Doc of pseudofunction key `<timeout>' |
Date: |
Fri, 8 Mar 2019 11:39:29 -0800 (PST) |
> > > > Anyway, back to the point of this bug report: How
> > > > is a user to know this info about `<timeout>',
> > > > without digging into the code?
> > >
> > > Why should they? This is an internal matter between CUA and itself, a
> > > detail of its implementation.
> >
> > Huh? Why shouldn't they?
>
> Because it's an implementation detail.
How so - what makes you think that?
> > If a user sees this help:
> >
> > key binding
> > --- -------
> > C-c <timeout> copy-region-as-kill
> >
> > and s?he wants to know how to invoke
> > `copy-region-as-kill' starting with prefix `C-c',
> > where is s?he supposed to turn for that info?
>
> To the source code, of course.
To understand an external, user-visible, external, key
description from `C-h' a user needs to dig into the
source code? That's a sorry stance for Emacs help to
take, I think.