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29.0.60; Add describe-repeat-maps to the manual

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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61183: closed (29.0.60; Add describe-repeat-maps to the manual)
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:38:02 +0000

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From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 29.0.60; Add describe-repeat-maps to the manual
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:19:56 +0200

Tags: patch

This patch adds describe-repeat-maps to the Info manual:

```
diff --git a/doc/emacs/basic.texi b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
index 2cc45a8805e..849647664b7 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/basic.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/basic.texi
@@ -887,6 +887,7 @@ Repeating
 subsequent @kbd{z} repeats it once again.
 
 @findex repeat-mode
+@findex describe-repeat-maps
 @vindex repeat-exit-key
 @vindex repeat-exit-timeout
   Also you can activate @code{repeat-mode} that temporarily enables a
@@ -895,11 +896,11 @@ Repeating
 @kbd{C-x u C-x u} to undo many changes, @kbd{C-x o o} instead of
 @kbd{C-x o C-x o} to switch several windows, @kbd{C-x @{ @{ @} @} ^ ^
 v v} to resize the selected window interactively, @kbd{M-g n n p p} to
-navigate @code{next-error} matches, and @kbd{C-x ] ] [ [} to navigate
-through pages.  Any other key exits transient mode and then is
-executed normally.  The user option @code{repeat-exit-key} defines an
-additional key to exit this transient mode.  Also it's possible to
-break the repetition chain automatically after some idle time by
-customizing the user option @code{repeat-exit-timeout} to specify the
-idle time in seconds after which this transient mode will be turned
-off.
+navigate @code{next-error} matches, @kbd{C-x ] ] [ [} to navigate
+through pages, and other listed in @code{describe-repeat-maps}.
+Any other key exits transient mode and then is executed normally.  The
+user option @code{repeat-exit-key} defines an additional key to exit
+this transient mode.  Also it's possible to break the repetition chain
+automatically after some idle time by customizing the user option
+@code{repeat-exit-timeout} to specify the idle time in seconds after
+which this transient mode will be turned off.
```

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Cc: rpluim <at> gmail.com, 61183-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#61183: 29.0.60; Add describe-repeat-maps to the manual
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 15:37:42 +0200

> From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
> Cc: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>,  61183 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 20:06:36 +0200
> 
> >> How about putting something like
> >>
> >> If `repeat-mode' is enabled, these keymaps determine which single key
> >> can be used to repeat a command invoked via a full key sequence.
> >>
> >> in the buffer produced by `descripe-repeat-maps'?
> >
> > This text is much better, thanks.
> 
> Now added to the docstring.
> 
> >                                    However, it only talks about the
> > keymaps, whereas the window we pop shows also some key bindings for
> > each keymap.  The explanatory text should say something about that as
> > well, I think.  Such an explanation would probably clarify why the
> > text says "single" in "single key", which currently looks "out of the
> > blue".

Thanks, I've made some further improvements in this and related
documentation.

I think we can now close this bug.

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