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bug#50804: Command substitutions for keys without keymaps
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#50804: Command substitutions for keys without keymaps |
Date: |
Sat, 25 Sep 2021 11:01:38 -0700 |
Severity: wishlist
We have "\\[foo]" command substitutions in `substitute-command-keys'.
This also puts the face help-key-binding on the replaced text, which
makes key bindings stand out more clearly.
We don't always have a keymap to refer to, because the keys are read
through `read-key' or similar.
For example, in ispell.el:
(message (concat "C-h or ? for more options; SPC to leave "
"unchanged, Character to replace word")))
In other cases, we have the same situation in a docstring, for example
in `isearch-lax-whitespace'.
It would be nice if we could have some way of putting a face on such key
bindings, without having to fiddle with propertize. For example:
(message (substitute-command-keys
(concat "\\[[C-h]] or \\[[?]] for more options;
\\[[SPC]] to leave "
"unchanged, Character to replace word"))))
I'm not sure about the notation. Perhaps "\\[[...]]" is okay, or
perhaps we want some other delimiter.
And perhaps we would want support for this notation also in
`format-messages'? I'm not sure, but I'm putting it out there.
- bug#50804: Command substitutions for keys without keymaps,
Stefan Kangas <=