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RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide |
Date: |
Thu, 24 Aug 2006 10:04:17 -0700 |
> Because there are lots of keys bound to `ignore', when I do
> C-h k mouse-2, I get a key description that is far too wide: 148
> characters on a single line! For example:
>
> <down-mouse-2> at that spot runs the command ignore
> which is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `subr.el'.
> It is bound to <mouse-3>, <drag-mouse-2>, <down-mouse-2>,
> <drag-mouse-1>,
> <down-mouse-1>, <language-change>, <rwindow>, <lwindow>,
> <mouse-movement>. (ignore &rest IGNORE)
> What do you suggest that it do differently?
> The *Help* buffer description should be filled.
> Is that your suggestion? It might make things a little better,
> but not much better.
How about (setq truncate-lines t) instead?
Ugh! No; that should be under user control, if possible.
I want to see all the bindings. I just don't want a super-long line. (Plus,
we don't have a horizontal scroll bar.)
Filling would be fine. That is what we have done in other cases recently
where lines were too long - see, for instance the thread "1)`C-h m' minor
mode info is too noisy 2) other sugg..."
- Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Drew Adams, 2006/08/23
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/24
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Lennart Borgman, 2006/08/24
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Stefan Monnier, 2006/08/24
- RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide,
Drew Adams <=
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/25
- RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Drew Adams, 2006/08/25
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Kim F. Storm, 2006/08/25
- RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Drew Adams, 2006/08/25
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Stefan Monnier, 2006/08/25
- RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Drew Adams, 2006/08/25
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Stefan Monnier, 2006/08/25
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Lennart Borgman, 2006/08/26
- RE: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Drew Adams, 2006/08/26
- Re: Key descriptions in *Help* are too wide, Richard Stallman, 2006/08/27