GNU bug report logs - #25174
C-h v some keymap now gives some numbers instead of the familiar bindings

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Message #24 received at 25174 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
Cc: npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net, 25174 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Subject: Re: bug#25174: C-h v some keymap now gives some numbers instead of
 the familiar bindings
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 22:12:07 +0200

Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:

> Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
>
>> That's the value of the keymap variable, so I don't see anything to
>> fix here.
>
> But I think the report is about how this value is being printed.
> 67108908 is not that...informative.
>
> I guess one could teach cl-print to produce a more human readable syntax
> for keymaps.  That could also be useful for M-:.

A keymap is just a list (or vector); C-h v should display it as is.

If a user wants a readable output, there's `C-h b' etc.

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