GNU bug report logs - #50067
Context menus

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2021 08:52:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

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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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 50067 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#50067: Context menus
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 10:00:10 +0300
>> I'm not sure I agree with those guidelines -- displaying the key
>> bindings increases the discoverability of those key bindings.
>
> For example, how to explain to the users why a keybinding
> is displayed for "Undo", but not for "Redo".
>
> Another question is why currently `C-x u' is displayed
> instead of the shorter `C-/' for "Undo".
>
> So maybe simpler just to disable keys only for "Undo"
> with ‘:keys ""’.  Or the other way around: to manually
> add some suggested keybinding to "Redo".

I think it would be better to rebind "Undo" from 'undo'
to 'undo-only'.  Since 'undo-only' has no keybinding,
it will not be displayed in the menu.




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