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Re: Info-mode patch


From: Juri Linkov
Subject: Re: Info-mode patch
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:57:08 +0300
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/30.0.50 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)

>> Another advantage of wrapper commands is that you can implement what
>> Manuel asked you to do to make key sequences for another window repeatable.
>> This is possible only when you have separate wrapper commands like
>> Info-directory-other-window and a separate keymap with them like
>> Info-other-window-map.
>
> What exactly would not make my patch work with repeating commands?

You can't add repeat symbols on existing Info commands used in Info buffers,
only wrapper commands with a prefix key should be repeatable.

>>> I am not sure I understand you there. How am I supposed to go back in info
>>> buffer, if help window is nearest, or how am I supposed to go back in some 
>>> other
>>> info buffer than the nearest one? What does "nearest" even mean?
>>
>> The nearness can be defined by the combined help-or-info-window
>> that handles both modes.
>
> "Can be defined" is not an answer on "what does it mean".

You decide what does it mean.  It can be anything that you want.  For
example, next-window or the most recently used window, it's up to you ;)



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