RE: [External] : Proposal for an improved `help-for-help'

[Drew Adams]

> > FWIW, I've never been a big fan of the help-for-help UI.
> >
> > At a minimum, keys and commands mentioned should
> > have links to their full doc (or other info).
> 
> I don't see the need for such links in `help-for-help' in particular,
> but I'm open to being convinced.  It might make sense if we can find a
> good UI that is easy to understand and does not overwhelm.
> 
> What do you imagine this would look like?  For example, which keys
> would a user press after `C-h C-h' to follow these added links?
> 
> (This might also be outside the scope of the reformatting I attempt
> here.)

I really haven't thought about it.  At all.

Off the top of my head, `C-h C-h' wouldn't
put you in a semi-modal dialog, showing you
some keys you can press to get particular
info (or keys to scroll for more such).

Instead, it could show you, and perhaps
select, a *Help* buffer that describes the
help system - keys with their descriptions,
and with links.

That is, after all, how you will interact
with help generally, once you get into it.
It's what each help command does: show you
some help info and (usually) provide some
links to more info.

The `C-h C-h' dialog seems a bit weird,
to me; that's all.  (I don't claim it's
weird for others.)
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But again, I'm not proposing anything
particular as a replacement for the
`C-h C-h' dialog.  My point about that
was just that I've never been a big fan
of it.

That comment is really separate from my
feedback about your proposal, which was
to consider adding links.