GNU bug report logs - #2873
Keybinding info for remapped commands could be more useful

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Message #40 received at submit <at> emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com (full text, mbox):

From: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: <2873 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
        "'Stefan Monnier'" <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
Cc: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>, "'Nikolaj Schumacher'" <me <at> nschum.de>
Subject: RE: bug#2873: Keybinding info for remapped commands could be more useful
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:04:28 -0700

> > >> When using a command, Emacs conveniently flashes the keybinding.
> > >> For remapped commands, the message is not as useful:
> > >> You can run the command `command' with <remap> <original-command>
> > >> 
> > >> It would probably be better to offer the binding of 
> > >> original-command instead.
> > 
> > > Sounds related to bug #788, which mentioned the same 
> > > problem for key mentions in menu items.
> > 
> > Indeed.  Back then I suggested to move the fix into 
> > where-is-internal and this bug report seems to show that
> > it would indeed be a good idea.
> 
> Yidong recently made a temporary fix of #788: removing the 
> key mention from such menu items. If and when the bug gets
> fixed properly, we need to remember to revert that temporary
> fix, so such keys will appear again (but properly) in menu
> items. 

BTW, somehow we already DTRT for `C-h f bar', for a command `bar' that is
remapped from command `foo'. The key bindings mentioned for `bar' are correct -
it doesn't just say that `bar' is remapped from `foo'.

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