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bug#29478: [Patch] bug#29478: 26.0.90; `C-h k' followed by mouse clicks


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: bug#29478: [Patch] bug#29478: 26.0.90; `C-h k' followed by mouse clicks no longer shows down event
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 07:41:08 +0200
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On December 24, 2017 6:55:52 AM GMT+02:00, Stefan Monnier 
<monnier@IRO.UMontreal.CA> wrote:
> > Out of all these key sequences, some code somewhere has to select
> the
> > one for which the help message will be displayed.
> 
> I think this is a mistake.  We should give the answer for all the
> events
> we've seen.  E.g. it may be important for the user to know that
> mouse-1
> is not bound or that down-mouse-1 is not bound.


First, giving an answer for more than one event is impossible for "C-h c"; not 
without a complete redesign of how we present the results.  Until very 
recently, we would show only the first event, which is useless for 90% of mouse 
clicks, since very few commands are bound to down-events.  This has been a 
source of constant annoyance for me for years, and now is finally solved.  So 
this is some progress.

For "C-h k", we probably should indeed show all the events, but the previous 
solution to show the down-event first was problematic here as well, as it 
showed the much less important event first, and a user who is in a hurry might 
not pay attention to the rest.

In most cases, there are 2 or less events to show, so Alan's patch that tells 
users how to get help on the down-event is a good stopgap, IMO.  In general, we 
should probably redesign how these multiple events are described, but that's a 
job for master, not for the release branch.





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