Re: "whether the global keymap C-x 4 will be replaced by a command,"

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: juri@linkov.net,  rms@gnu.org,  emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:15:53 -0400
> 
> >> But maybe we could make the following work: `C-x 4 C-h k C-f`.
> > How would the user remember when to start with C-h and when to type it
> > in the middle of a key sequence?
> 
> `C-x 4 C-f` would run 2 commands, just like `C-u C-f`, so just like you can't
> do `C-x k C-u C-f` (because the `C-x k` stops after `C-u`).

The problem with C-u is actually my long-time lament.  Making this
"spread" to more commands doesn't sound like progress to me.  What
advantages and exciting new features will this enable, that could
outweigh the downsides?