Re: RE: [Ilisp-devel] Re: Using Emacs as a Lisp IDE

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On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 08:30:35AM -0600, Clementson, Bill wrote:

> My personal feeling is that the ILISP texi file shouldn't have any
> keybindings in it at all - only commands. The "C-h m" output provides a
> very good summary of the keybindings and commands and I refer to it when
> I'm looking up keybindings rather than the documentation. However, that
> is just my viewpoint. How do others feel about this?

IMHO, the main value for keybinding documentation is easing the
learning curve. =20

People who are new to both emacs and Common Lisp
aren't in the most enviable of positions as it is: for them there is
great value in being able to find keybindings by searching the
documentation for such. ;)

Also, during the early learning stages a list of keybindings is a good
learning tool as it is pretty much equivalent to "frequently used
commands".

I've used emacs for a few years, but "C-h m" isn't something I yet do by
reflex. I probably should, but I'm only bringing this up to illustrate
that overcoming emacs-cluelessness is a long-term project for at least
some of it's users.

That said, I can most certainly understand you reluctance to maintain
multiple sets of documentation...

Hence I'd suggest mentioning the "C-h m" &co under "Keybindings" in
the Ilisp documentation. Or maybe a "Short Guide to Developing with
Ilisp" would be the correct solution.

Cheers,

 -- Nikodemus

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