Re: Auto-suggesting Packages

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:06:02 +0000
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Is it really a good idea to show this on the mode line?  Why not in
> > the echo-area?  We have several features that suggest tips, and AFAIK
> > they all show the tips in the echo-area.
> 
> That is also implemented, I don't know what default is better.  The
> reason I considered the mode line is because having the information
> displayed persistently might something that newcomer appreciate,
> especially when they are prone to overlooking something, especially in
> the echo area.

Then how about displaying it on a header-line instead (or as an
option)?

> I know that VSCode has something along these lines with
> a popup window.

We could offer a popup window as well, or (on GUI terminals) maybe a
dialog box.