GNU bug report logs - #40916
[PATCH] Add "p" and "n" convenience bindings to help-mode-map

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 40916 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#40916: [PATCH] Add "p" and "n" convenience bindings to
 help-mode-map
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2020 14:08:01 +0200

Amin Bandali <bandali <at> gnu.org> writes:

> The following binds "p" to backward-button, and "n" to forward-button in
> help-mode-map for more conveniently jumping between buttons in *Help*
> buffers.  I have found myself constantly reaching for these in *Help*
> buffers after using helpful [0] for a while.

The objection was raised that we might want to use these keys for other
commands in the future in these buffers, and I agree with that.

Besides, there's a bunch of other modes that have buttons that already
bind n/p for other things, and TAB/S-TAB work in all these buffers.  So
I think we'd be encouraging users to remember the wrong set of key
strokes here: They should rely on TAB/S-TAB everywhere.

So I'm closing this bug report.

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