bug#41021: [PATCH] New command apropos-function

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se>
> Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 12:40:06 +0200
> 
> I've often found myself reaching for 'apropos-function' command, and found it 
> strange that it was missing. 
> This typically would happen by saying M-x apropos- TAB.  So now I got 
> frustrated again and I decided to bite
> the bullet and implement it.
> 
> Of course, I quickly realized that I had actually been looking for 'C-u M-x 
> apropos-command' all along.  But
> for some reason I never thought to read the docstring of 'apropos-command'.  
> (Or maybe I read it at some
> point but forgot about it.)

OK, but now that you have read it, why do we still need an additional
command?

If you type "M-x apropos TAB", how many commands you see there
already?  Is it a good idea to add one more, when we already have the
same functionality?

> I think a new command would help make this feature more discoverable, 
> especially to beginners.

We are being told many beginners don't even want to use the apropos commands.

My vote is against adding this, FWIW.