GNU bug report logs - #2473
usability issues on emacs's describe-mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: xah lee <xah <at> xahlee.org>

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:45:03 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 575

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: xah lee <xah <at> xahlee.org>
Cc: 575 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 2473 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#2473: usability issues on emacs's describe-mode
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 02:51:47 +0200

xah lee <xah <at> xahlee.org> writes:

> Here's a suggestion: add link to info doc in describe mode.
>
> Detail: When just using a unfamiliar new mode, such as org-mode, i use
> M-x describe-mode to see what commands are available.
>
> It would be nice that somewhere there is a link to the info doc of the
> mode if it exists.

I've now added a link to the major mode function in the `describe-mode'
output, and from there the user can use the `i' command (etc.) to look
up the manual entry.

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