GNU bug report logs - #68236
[PATCH] help.el: allow help-quick to use local commands/quick-sections

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Message #38 received at 68236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: JD Smith <jdtsmith <at> gmail.com>
Cc: philipk <at> posteo.net, 68236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#68236: [PATCH] help.el: allow help-quick to use local
 commands/quick-sections
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:58:23 +0200

> From: JD Smith <jdtsmith <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:46:22 -0500
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 68236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
>  Philip Kaludercic <philipk <at> posteo.net>
> 
> But what about instead of a separate command to remember, just creating an (optional) section in the existing help-quick popup, for local commands?  where-is-internal would consult the global keymap for the global commands, and the current buffer’s keymap for the locals. 

I think we should be careful not to add too much to what these
commands display, since otherwise we'd reinvent "C-h b" again.

The whole purpose of help-quick is to present a small list of the most
useful commands and their bindings, and do it in a small window.  As
soon as the buffer is long enough to require scrolling, I think we
will have lost.

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