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bug#25747: 25.1.91; hideshow binding C-c @ C-h overrides help
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#25747: 25.1.91; hideshow binding C-c @ C-h overrides help |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:11:06 +0200 |
> From: Allen Li <vianchielfaura@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:54:34 -0800
> Cc: 25747@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> You can get a list of subcommands for a particular prefix key by
> typing C-h, ?, or F1 (describe-prefix-bindings) after the prefix
> key. (There are a few prefix keys for which not all of these keys
> work—those that provide their own bindings for that key. One of
> these prefix keys is ESC, because ESC C-h is actually C-M-h,
> which marks a defun. However, ESC F1 and ESC ? work fine.)
>
> I guess this is working as intended, then?
I don't know, it could be.
> I was thinking of the recommendation in the style guide, which I
> have read many times more than the manual:
>
> Don’t bind C-h following any prefix character (including
> C-c). If you don’t bind C-h, it is automatically available as
> a help character for listing the subcommands of the prefix
> character.
Perhaps we should make that somewhat softer, e.g. "We don't recommend
binding C-h ... if it can be avoided.." or somesuch.