Re: Improved help from minibuffer prompts

[Stefan Reichör]

Hi Kim!

> Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Here's an idea:  Use the normal binding for `describe-function' (`C-h f',
>> or `F1 f') and either have it directly pop up the help for the currently
>> executing command (i.e., don't prompt for a function name as usual), or
>> else prompt as usual, but set the default value for the prompt to the
>> function currently executing command (so that you'd typically use `C-h f
>> RET' to get help in the situation you describe).  Since users will probably
>> be used to `C-h f' to get function help in other contexts, it should be
>> easier to remember in the minibuffer too.
>
> That would be ok.
>
> Other possibilities are:
>
> C-h . => help at point
>          This could behave differently if point is in minibuffer, as
>          there is usually no specific help "at point" in there.
>
> C-h m => mode specific help (minibuffer specific help)
>          I often use this to get help specific to the current context,
>          so extending this to understand "minibuffer context" seems
>          logical to me.
>
> C-h C-h => maybe we don't need the "help menu" when operating on the
>          minibuffer

I am fine with all of these bindings.
My ranking would be:
C-h .
C-h f
C-h m
C-h C-h

What do others think?