Re: Current mode command discovery

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:28:38 +0100
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Thus, to use this new command, the user should know, up front, that he
> > or she wants to _invoke_ some command from the set of those applicable
> > to the current modes.  I'm wondering how will users know that.
> 
> When I'm in some new and strange mode, and I know that I want to do
> something with the data there, then getting a list of those commands,
> and then being able to execute them seems convenient.

Strangely enough, when _I_ am in some new and strange mode, I read its
documentation, and if that's not enough, read its code.  To each one
their own...

> > Then how about if we stop mentioning M-x in this thread?  It is
> > utterly confusing to mention M-x when we actually are talking about
> > something else.  Some of the suggestions voiced here made me nervous
> > because I thought people were suggesting changes in how M-x works; now
> > I'm relieved to learn that no change to M-x's MO was meant.
> 
> It's a new M-x-like command, but with a different predicate.  I don't
> think you'll find people are going to stop mentioning M-x here.

Too bad.