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Re: Using Emacs' help system
From: |
Jambunathan K |
Subject: |
Re: Using Emacs' help system |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:20:09 +0530 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
>> Three methods
>>
>> C-h d count
>>
>> C-h r
>> i count
>>
>> C-h r
>> M-x icomplete-mode RET
>> I count
>
> Good suggestions.
>
> But the `M-x icomplete-mode RET' is unnecessary/irrelevant for `I count RET'.
> (And Icomplete does not show completions for `I count'.)
It is amazing what `icomplete-mode' does to discoverability.
I have a gripe about icomplete-mode. It talks to you only when you
key-in something.
> Perhaps you meant to say 4 methods, the 4th being this?
>
> M-x icomplete-mode RET
> M-x count
>
> Which is essentially the same as `M-x count TAB', which shows only commands
> starting with `count'. (In this case, that's enough.)
It depends on what hat when one wears - a true explorer has no goal.
Everything he comes across just gets noted in his journal and gets
passed on.
Serendipity has it's own usefulness and benefits.
- Re: Using Emacs' help system, (continued)
- Re: Using Emacs' help system, Chris F.A. Johnson, 2013/02/10
- Re: Using Emacs' help system, Dan Espen, 2013/02/10
- Re: Using Emacs' help system, Jambunathan K, 2013/02/10
- RE: Using Emacs' help system, Drew Adams, 2013/02/10
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- RE: Using Emacs' help system, Drew Adams, 2013/02/11
- Re: Using Emacs' help system, Jambunathan K, 2013/02/11
- RE: Using Emacs' help system, Drew Adams, 2013/02/11
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