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[PATCH] Add function to show table of keys when describing keymap variable

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Message #26 received at 74903 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
To: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 74903 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Mekeor Melire <mekeor <at> posteo.de>,
 Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,
 Andrea Corallo <acorallo <at> gnu.org>, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: bug#74903: [PATCH] Add function to show table of keys when
 describing keymap variable
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 09:59:57 +0200

>     Mekeor> 1. Allow users to opt-in to have C-h v foo-keymap RET show a table of
>     Mekeor> key bindings in addition to the formatting as S-expression. This fits
>     Mekeor> well into the existing help-fns mechanism. The patch I submitted
>     Mekeor> implements a prototype.
>
> Again, I donʼt see a need for it. A user trying to figure out
> keybindings is not going to be inspecting keymap variables, and
> `describe-bindings' or `describe-mode' tells them what they need to
> know. A developer writing code presumably knows about keymaps, and
> doesnʼt need a different visual representation of them to get stuff
> done.

It would be nice if users will be able first to see keymap tables
in the output of `describe-repeat-maps', then click on a map
variable, and see the same keymap table individually.

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