GNU bug report logs - #30660
mention describe-bindings on (info "(emacs) Keymaps")

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:45:05 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>, 30660 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#30660: mention describe-bindings on (info "(emacs) Keymaps")
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:29:45 -0800 (PST)

> (info "(emacs) Keymaps") should mention the best way to view a keymap.
> If the user just uses describe-variable, he will see
>  (67108910 . flyspell-auto-correct-word)
> etc. So mention he should use `describe-bindings'.

`describe-bindings' does not describe the bindings of a given
keymap.

S?he should use `describe-keymap' (`C-h M-k'), from `help-fns+.el'.

It describes the bindings in a keymap in the usual human-readable
way.  You are prompted for a keymap variable (e.g., `ctl-x-map`),
with completion.  (Non-interactively, the argument can be a keymap
itself or a keymap variable.)

This or similar code should be in vanilla Emacs.  (I've offered
any and all of my code.)

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/download/help-fns%2b.el
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