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Re: Suggestion: Let the help command load autoloaded functions etc


From: Lennart Borgman
Subject: Re: Suggestion: Let the help command load autoloaded functions etc
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:55:30 +0200

On 7/16/08, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
"Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <address@hidden> writes:

> David Kastrup wrote:
>> "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> Richard Stallman wrote:
>>>>     A little milder suggestion just because it is close to X-max:
>>>> How about     adding a link that loads the library, something like
>>>> replacing
>>>>
>>>>       [Arg list not available until function definition is loaded.]
>>>>
>>>>     with
>>>>
>>>>       [Arg list not available, _click to load function library_.]
>>>>
>>>> That would be an ok feature, since it would not do anything automatically.
>>> I forgot this, here is a path for it. Could someone please look at it
>>> and install it if it looks ok?
>>
>> I think the connection in the text between first and second part may be
>> nonobvious to non-specialists.  How about
>>
>> [To see Arg list, _click for loading xxx_]
>>
>> With xxx being the autoloaded file name.
>
> I think that will be too long. How about this:
>
>   [To see Arg list, _click for loading library above_]

I think it will usually be longer...  And "library above" takes too much
of a double-take, _if_ you don't want the library name, just "library"
will likely be sufficient.  Or even just "_click for loading_".
 
I think "_click for loading library_" is my favorite.

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