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bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command'


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#46627: [PATCH] Add new help command 'describe-command'
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 22:13:07 +0200

> Cc: larsi@gnus.org, rms@gnu.org, 46627@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>
> Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2021 21:57:25 +0200
> 
> On 21.02.2021 20:21, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > I'm arguing against the tendency to introduce a whole new discovery
> > framework based on completion.  I think Emacs doesn't need that in
> > core; whoever wants something like that, can use one of the many
> > packages out there which implement every possible completion paradigm
> > under the sun.  We as the core development team should not invest any
> > significant energy in developing such framework, but should instead
> > improve and enhance what we already have.
> 
> I think we've "had it" ever since 'M-x' started providing completion. 

And I tried to explain why this is a bad starting point.





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