Re: guix.el: Key bindings for a "package list"

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi!

Alex Kost <address@hidden> skribis:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to know people's opinions about default key bindings.
>
> Currently in a buffer with a list of packages we have: "u"/"U" to
> unmark/unmark all.  But it leaves no room for marking for upgrade and I
> just bound it to "^" which is not very good.
>
> So what about combining "unmark"/"unmark all" into one key and use
> either:
>
> 1. "U" - unmark ("C-u U" - unmark all);
>    "u" - mark for upgrading.
>
> 2. "u" - unmark ("C-u u" - unmark all);
>    "U" - mark for upgrade.  Should it also require (for consistency) to
>    use upper-case "I"/"D" for marking for installing/deletion?

I’m hesitant, but I would vote for #2.  I don’t think I and D are needed
though.

> Also should there be a command to mark all obsolete packages for
> upgrading?  If so, what key should it be bound to? (perhaps my favourite
> "^").

Actually this is what U does in package.el.  But I’m fine with ^ here.

Thanks,
Ludo’.