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C-h v some keymap now gives some numbers instead of the familiar bindings

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Message #33 received at 25174 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
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: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:56:01 +0200

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

> Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de> writes:
>
> > Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> writes:
> >
> >> A keymap is just a list (or vector); C-h v should display it as is.
> >
> > It would display it "as is", it would just use a syntax like e.g. ?t
> > instead of 166.  How would that be problematic?
>
> I think it just sounds a bit confusing.  Would users believe that ?t is
> something else than 166 just in a keymap context?

Why would they?  This char syntax is widely used.

> And no matter how you display the keymap in `C-h v', it's going to be
> pretty incomprehensible.

We have just very different opinions here I think.

Michael.

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