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RE: Loading when viewing docstring of autoloaded function


From: Drew Adams
Subject: RE: Loading when viewing docstring of autoloaded function
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2012 09:13:30 -0700

> >> The most annoying aspect is that autoloaded functions often have
> >> docstrings containing key substitution constructs, which 
> >> are expanded into `M-x FOO' because the relevant keymaps are
> >> not yet defined.
> >
> > Let the user decide.  Add a user option.  Make your new 
> > behavior the default, if you like.  But give users an easy
> > way to choose not to load stuff just for doc strings.  The code
> > change is trivial - it costs nothing to give users a say.
> 
> How about just adding a "load module and rerender" button to the  
> *Help* buffer in that case?
> 
> I've been annoyed by such docstrings, but at the same time I can see  
> myself being much *more* annoyed at the proposed "just load it"  
> solution in certain instances.  Some packages, like it or not, do  
> things that may be undesirable when you so much as load them.

Good, but again: give users the choice.  That behavior could be one of the
option values.




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