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Re: Page order in describe-bindings
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T.V Raman |
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Re: Page order in describe-bindings |
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Mon, 4 Mar 2024 07:09:07 -0800 |
Makes sense. I also suspect that we now have a far larger number of
minor modes than in the day. One possibility -- in addition to Eli's
suggestion to start with the buffered folded via outlines is to
perhaps have a customization option that simply reverses the order on
user choice.
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> > Could we (should we) display major-mode bindings first?
>
> We certainly could.
>
> Here is why I decided to show the minor modes first.
> (1) minor mode bindings override major mode bindings.
> (2) minor modes typically did not make many bindinms/
> Given those facts, the ordering of minor first
> was natural and convenient.
>
> Perhaps nowadays the facts are different; perhaps the major-first
> order would be good. But don't be quick to assume that is generally
> true.
>
> I have a hunch that the diversity of binding situations is much more now
> and that developing a good way to show them all might require more thought.
>
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