GNU bug report logs - #34949
27.0.50; Docstring of `vc-deduce-fileset' incomplete

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:04:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: confirmed, fixed

Found in version 27.0.50

Fixed in version 28.0.50

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #136 received at 34949 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov <at> yandex.ru>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, 34949 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34949: 27.0.50; Docstring of `vc-deduce-fileset' incomplete
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 01:10:11 +0200

>> -    (bindings--define-key map [vc-dir]
>> -      '(menu-item "VC Dir"  vc-dir
>> -		  :help "Show the VC status of files in a directory"))
>> +    (bindings--define-key map [vc-dir-root]
>> +      '(menu-item "VC Dir"  vc-dir-root
>> +		  :help "Show the VC status of the repository"))
>
> This part, though... Is it intentional?
>
> I'm all for it personally, but:
>
> - It will need a NEWS entry.
> - Are we comfortable with changing the menu entry to the new command, but
>  keeping the old key binding pointing to the old command? Looks
>  a bit inconsistent.

The rationale for this change is that the users use the mouse
to select the menu item, then need to reach out for the keyboard
to type RET.  Highly inconvenient.
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