GNU bug report logs - #355
M-x should prompt with function under cursor as default

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: jidanni <at> jidanni.org

Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:00:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Merged with 5364

Done: Juri Linkov <juri <at> jurta.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Cc: 355 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#355: M-x should prompt with function under cursor as default
Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:37:29 +0800
One puts the cursor on the name of a function, learns about it with
C-h f, and if what one reads sounds good, gives it a roll (a trial)
with M-x,  Except no... this (M-x) time we have to type its name in
even though we are sitting on top of it, because...

SM> And how often is that?

OK, only half the functions I read about sound good enough to use M-x on.




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