[slime-devel] Re: [Re: SLIME manual fixes]

[Gary King]

I like lists in the documentation too... I'm still an Emacs newbie  
though... is there a way to get a nice listing from the interactive  
help...?

thanks,

On Jan 28, 2007, at 12:58 AM, Jeffrey Cunningham wrote:

> On Sun Jan 28, 2007 at 08:21:19AM +0530, Madhu wrote:
>> * Jeffrey Cunningham <20070127184619.GA26903 at achilles.olympus.net> :
>> | And I eliminated the the keybindings index. Bill C.'s comments make
>> | complete sense given the Emacs facilities.
>>
>> Personally I think this is a bad move, and the manual is the place
>> where the index should live.  The manual serves a different purpose
>> from a live running emacs.  Any decently documented emacs package has
>> a `Key Index' section in their manuals. just look at your info pages
>> for any emacs mode.
>>
>> People print commands of emacs cheat sheets after all.
>>
>> It requires additional work in keeping with sync with the code, yes
>> but that is a case for doing the additional work, not throwing the
>> section out.
>
>
> Hmmm. Your the first person who said they thought it was a good idea.
>
> -Jeff
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