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bug#22866: 24.5; 'C-h S' leads to inaccurate result
From: |
Drew Adams |
Subject: |
bug#22866: 24.5; 'C-h S' leads to inaccurate result |
Date: |
Tue, 1 Mar 2016 09:18:47 -0800 (PST) |
> > > For the function `delete-char'. 'C-h S' takes me to:
> > > (emacs)Top > Killing > Deletion and Killing > Deletion
> > > However, it should go to: (elisp)Top > Text > Deletion
> >
> > Why do you think so? This is a user command, not just an
> > Elisp function. An Emacs user looking for information about
> > it interactively will expect to go to its description in the
> > Emacs manual. If we have to choose one or the other, we
> > should, I think, favor user help, especially for a command.
> >
> > That said... (1) Maybe we could cross-reference the one from
> > the other manual? (2) It might be good if `C-h S' popped
> > up a buffer of links to references in both manuals. (3) It
> > would be good if *Help* output from `C-h f' and `C-h k'
> > provided links to the manuals (both).
>
> I think the way to solve this is to have a new Help command that
> would specifically look up a function name in the ELisp manual.
That too would work.
If someone wanted references to both manuals, it would still be
helpful if that new command, as well as `C-h S', interpreted
certain prefix-arg values as requesting that, and showed links
to them (e.g., as I described).
For example:
* A non-negative prefix arg could do as now: query for the mode.
* A non-positive prefix arg could show links to both manuals.
(So a zero arg would do both.)