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bug#139: describe-key vs. widget red tape
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#139: describe-key vs. widget red tape |
Date: |
Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:23:27 -0700 (PDT) |
> I went with `describe-widget' for the name of the command, but have no
> preference over the name, so if someone suggests something better, I'm OK
> with it.
Coming late to this party. Apologies if
this question/comment is irrelevant or has
already been addressed.
IIUC, `C-h k' would still not offer any help
for a button click. If I misunderstand about
that please let me know, and skip the rest of
this message.
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It may be fine/appropriate to _also_ have
a separate help command for this (button
actions), e.g., so you can bind it to a
separate key.
But can/should we not try to also integrate
this help with `C-h k'?
`C-h k' is for mouse-button actions as well
as keyboard keys. From a user point of
view I'd expect `C-h k' to tell me about
any mouse or keyboard action I use.
Not having `C-h k' help with button actions
has long been a noticeable lacuna.
We already let `C-h k' tell you about both
down and up events for a click. Why should
a user not expect that s?he can follow
`C-h k' with a click on a button and get the
expected help about what that button does
when you click it?