GNU bug report logs - #41021
[PATCH] New command apropos-function

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Message #8 received at 41021 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 41021 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#41021: [PATCH] New command apropos-function
Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 14:02:16 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:40:06 +0200
> 
> I've often found myself reaching for 'apropos-function' command, and found it strange that it was missing. 
> This typically would happen by saying M-x apropos- TAB.  So now I got frustrated again and I decided to bite
> the bullet and implement it.
> 
> Of course, I quickly realized that I had actually been looking for 'C-u M-x apropos-command' all along.  But
> for some reason I never thought to read the docstring of 'apropos-command'.  (Or maybe I read it at some
> point but forgot about it.)

OK, but now that you have read it, why do we still need an additional
command?

If you type "M-x apropos TAB", how many commands you see there
already?  Is it a good idea to add one more, when we already have the
same functionality?

> I think a new command would help make this feature more discoverable, especially to beginners.

We are being told many beginners don't even want to use the apropos commands.

My vote is against adding this, FWIW.

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