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25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual

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From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2017 21:27:25 +0200

Very minor issue, but one I constantly get bitten by.

Typing

  M-x info Emacs RET m VC RET

doesn't give access to the VC manual.  You have to do

  M-x info Emacs RET m Vers RET

I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in thinking of VC as VC, not as "Version
Control".

Thanks,

-- Juliusz

Message #8 received at 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
Cc: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27627: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 05:31:31 +0300

> Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2017 21:27:25 +0200
> From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
> 
> Typing
> 
>   M-x info Emacs RET m VC RET
> 
> doesn't give access to the VC manual.  You have to do
> 
>   M-x info Emacs RET m Vers RET
> 
> I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in thinking of VC as VC, not as "Version
> Control".

Try

  M-x info Emacs RET i VC TAB

Message #11 received at 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
Cc: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27627: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:10:53 +0300

> Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 12:00:06 +0200
> From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
> CC: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> >   M-x info Emacs RET i VC TAB
> 
> This sends me to "vc-annotate", which is better but still not the expected
> result.

I think you pressed RET instead of TAB.

Message #14 received at 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
Cc: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27627: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:50:13 +0300

> Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 16:34:30 +0200
> From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
> 
> >> This sends me to "vc-annotate", which is better but still not the expected
> >> result.
> 
> > I think you pressed RET instead of TAB.
> 
> Yes, I did.  TAB gives me a large list of completions, which reminds me to
> type « Version Control » instead.  It bites me every time.

There are a few items in the list that begin with "VC".

> Eli, is it possible to add a synonym to a menu entry in Info?

No.  In any case, the usual recommended way of looking up something in
an Info manual is by using Info-index ('i'), not by using menus.  So I
just added an index entry to the manual; now you can type "i VC RET"
(with "VC" in upper-case) and get yourself landed where you wanted.

If this is sufficient, we can close this bug report.

Message #19 received at 27627-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
Cc: 27627-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27627: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 19:29:59 +0300

> Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:17:57 +0200
> From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
> Cc: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > In any case, the usual recommended way of looking up something in an
> > Info manual is by using Info-index ('i')
> 
> I'll try to correct my bad habits, then.

;-)

> > If this is sufficient, we can close this bug report.
> 
> Ok.

Thanks, closing.

Message #22 received at 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27627: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 12:00:06 +0200

>   M-x info Emacs RET i VC TAB

This sends me to "vc-annotate", which is better but still not the expected
result.

-- Juliusz

Message #25 received at 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juliusz Chroboczek <jch <at> irif.fr>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 27627 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#27627: 25.1; M VC RET doesn't give access to the VC manual
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2017 17:17:57 +0200

> So I just added an index entry to the manual; now you can type "i VC
> RET" (with "VC" in upper-case) and get yourself landed where you wanted.

Thanks.

> In any case, the usual recommended way of looking up something in an
> Info manual is by using Info-index ('i')

I'll try to correct my bad habits, then.

> If this is sufficient, we can close this bug report.

Ok.

-- Juliusz

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