Re: master a6a5d6a: Move 'revert-buffer' global binding to 'C-x g g'

[Juri Linkov]

>>> I don't know what notation to use here though.  Maybe something like:
>>>
>>>     \\[cmd]  -> works as today
>>>     \\[=C-h] -> just adds the formatting to the exact string
>>>     \\[+cmd] -> adds both the key binding and its M-x form
>>>
>>> (This would of course break for symbols starting with = or +.)
>>
>> Maybe displaying both the keybinding and the command name should be
>> defined by a command symbol's property like 'advertised-binding'
>> defines the default keybinding to display:
>>
>>   (put 'revert-buffer :advertised-binding "M-x revert-buffer or C-x x g")
>
> Good idea; it has the benefit that it would be more consistent.  It
> would also be nice to add a corresponding `declare'-form.
>
> But we should be careful to make it to also respect local bindings, for
> example `revert-buffer' is bound to "g" in `special-mode-map'.
>
> I'm thinking out loud here, but perhaps in some cases we don't want
> consistency?  Could it be different in some situations?  Perhaps we
> could first review some examples, to see if consistency is indeed what
> always we want.  If it always makes sense, then your proposal is a
> no-brainer.
>
> Do we have any other commands than `revert-buffer' that could be
> candidates for such a property?  I'm asking because it might be useful
> to review them with consistency in mind too.

I don't know, maybe a special syntax like you proposed above is still needed.