GNU bug report logs - #19164
24.3; Feature request: describe-key-briefly with prefix argument

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Marcin Borkowski <mbork <at> wmi.amu.edu.pl>

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:51:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 24.3

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #21 received at control <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 19164 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19164: 24.3; Feature request: describe-key-briefly with
 prefix argument
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2019 16:09:50 +0200

tags 19164 + wontfix
close 19164
quit

Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:
> Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > I think you've misunderstood the request.  It's about the behaviour when
> > describe-key-briefly gets a prefix argument.  *Currently* it inserts
> > '<key> runs the command <command-name>'.  The request is to insert just
> > '<command-name>'.
[...]
> > That said, I'm not really keen on this request either.
>
> Me neither.  Anyone else?

It would seem that there is not much enthusiasm for this change.
Therefore, I'm closing this as wontfix.

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas
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