Re: Proposal for an improved `help-for-help'

[Gregory Heytings]

> > > > > > Perhaps the easiest fix would be to handle Delete same as Backspace 
> > > > > > here.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, that could alleviate the problem in this particular case.
> > > >
> > > > Please don't, that would be a horribly wrong change.
> > >
> > > I have described an obvious problem: Emacs says press DEL to scroll, 
> > > the user presses Del on their keyboard, and Emacs exits instead.
> > >
> > > All that in a Help interface, which is supposed to help newbies. Not 
> > > grizzled veterans.
> > >
> > > It's a real problem, if you want people to actually use this feature.
> >
> > What about adding (define-key map [delete] 'scroll-down-command) to 
> > help-map?
>
> Isn't that what Dmitry suggested above?

Whoops, yes, indeed, I wrote too fast.  If that would be a horribly wrong 
change, I'd suggest to bind it to "ignore".  That would at least avoid the 
problem of help screen disappearing when the user presses Del on their 
keyboard.  And they would at the same time become aware of the fact that 
Del on their keyboard is not DEL in Emacs.