bug#25174: C-h v some keymap now gives some numbers instead of the familiar bindings

[Michael Heerdegen]

Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
>
> > Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:
> >
> >> A keymap is just a list (or vector); C-h v should display it as is.
> >
> > It would display it "as is", it would just use a syntax like e.g. ?t
> > instead of 166.  How would that be problematic?
>
> I think it just sounds a bit confusing.  Would users believe that ?t is
> something else than 166 just in a keymap context?

Why would they?  This char syntax is widely used.

> And no matter how you display the keymap in `C-h v', it's going to be
> pretty incomprehensible.

We have just very different opinions here I think.

Michael.