Re: simpler help texts, default key for delete-window

[Benno Schulenberg]

Karl Berry wrote:
>     It would be nice, though, to have instead search-next and
>     search-previous bound to a single key by default.
>
> I don't disagree, but I don't want to change existing bindings
> away from what we've got at this point.

Okay, fair enough.  An alternative might be to bind "{" and "}" to 
search-previous and search-next.  This might reinforce the memory of 
using "[" and "]" for going to previous and next node.

> The Info key bindings haven't changed since forever, so I don't
> think it's an emergency to optimize them immediately.

Not an emergency, but the awkward key bindings are a big part of why 
many new users of Info get frustrated with it.

>     End         Go to the end of this node.
>     Home        Go to the beginning of this node.
>
> It seems strange to me to list End before Home,

I hoped for this reaction.  :)  So I could then propose to turn them 
all around:

Up          Move up one line.
Down        Move down one line.
DEL         Scroll backward one screenful.
SPC         Scroll forward one screenful.
Home        Go to the beginning of this node.
End         Go to the end of this node.

Now only DEL and SPC seem to be in a somewhat illogical order.

> I think I got your other changes.

Almost.  You removed the wrong "and select the node" string.  The 
one for "s" should go, not the one for "i".  That searching for a 
string jumps to the place where that string is located is normal 
and expected behaviour.  But the "i" command showing not the place 
in the index but instead the place that that index item points to, 
that is a behaviour that deserves a little explanation.

Further, I think the two search commands should be listed together, 
the addition of "You may include a filename as well" seems too much 
for a simple help text, and it would be good to mention the Cancel 
command.  Then this part of the help text would look like:

s           Search for a specified string.
i           Search for a specified string in the index, and select
              the node that is referenced by the first entry found.
C-g         Cancel the current operation.

1...9       Pick the first...ninth item in this node's menu.
0           Pick the last item in this node's menu.
m           Pick a menu item specified by name.
r           Follow a cross reference specified by name.
g           Go to a node specified by name.

Benno