bug#55393: describe-keymap: suggest symbol at point

[Visuwesh]

[வெள்ளி மே 13, 2022] Eli Zaretskii wrote:

>> From: Visuwesh <visuweshm@gmail.com>
>> Cc: 55393@debbugs.gnu.org
>> Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 13:12:26 +0530
>> 
>> >> The 'interactive' form of describe-keymap uses this function.  I don't
>> >> see this function being used anywhere else either.
>> >
>> > Nothing prevents future reuse of the subroutine in another place.  I
>> > would prefer to have this code directly in the interactive form, to be
>> > more future-proof.  And note that the if-let form's result is not used
>> > in any way in the rest of the code of that function, which also speaks
>> > volumes of its being an independent issue.
>> 
>> Now done, please check.
>
> LGTM, thanks.
>
> A minor nit:
>
>> --- a/etc/NEWS
>> +++ b/etc/NEWS
>> @@ -562,6 +562,11 @@ minor modes are listed after the major mode.
>>  The apropos commands will now select the apropos window if
>>  'help-window-select' is non-nil.
>>  
>> +---
>> +*** 'describe-keymap' now considers the symbol at point.
>> +'describe-keymap' suggests the symbol at point as the default
>> +candidate if it is a keymap.
>
> That "it" is ambiguous, since it could allude to more than one entity
> mentioned before it.  I suggest to change the order, so that "if it is
> a keymap" directly follows "symbol at point".
>

I changed the text to,

    *** 'describe-keymap' now considers the symbol at point.
    If the symbol at point is a keymap, 'describe-keymap' suggests it as
    the default candidate.

Updated patch below,

0001-describe-keymap-Suggest-symbol-at-point.patch
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> Let's wait for a day or two to let others time to comment on this.

Sure!