GNU bug report logs - #77345
30.1; "C-h w" doesn't detect binding in the midst of an M-x invocation

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 77345-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#77345: 30.1; "C-h w" doesn't detect binding in the midst of
 an M-x invocation
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:11:32 +0300

> From: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: Suhail Singh <suhailsingh247 <at> gmail.com>,  77345 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 15:18:50 -0400
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Unless you turn OFF suggest-key-bindings
> 
> Thank you for the reference to `suggest-key-bindings'.
> 
> > "M-x" will always show you in the echo-area the key binding of the
> > last command you invoked.  Why is that not enough?
> 
> I had found the duration to be too brief.  However, now that I know that
> `suggest-key-bindings' is the relevant defcustom, I also know that it
> can be used to specify the duration.  Thank you.
> 
> This is sufficient for my needs.  I don't think the extension to "C-h w"
> is warranted.
> 
> However, allowing for the completions buffer to be accessible even for
> sole completions (based on user preference) may still have some value.
> Specifically, it would allow other kinds of marginalia annotations that
> a user finds relevant to be visible in the case of sole completions.
> Currently this is an unaddressed edge case.

No further comments, so I'm now closing this bug.

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