Re: [External] : Re: Current mode command discovery

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
> CC: "ofv@wanadoo.es" <ofv@wanadoo.es>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>,
>         EMACS development team <emacs-devel@gnu.org>,
>         Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
> Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021 23:19:43 +0000
> 
> > Talking about integration with other pre-existing functionality:
> > how 'bout merging the new command enable functionality with the
> > `menu-enable` symbol property?
> 
> Speaking of a symbol property...
> 
> IMHO, all of the shenanigans undertaken recently
> to provide command enabling/filtering should be
> replaced by simply using a property on command
> symbols.  (Maybe more than one property, if you
> really need something complex for some reason.)

This was suggested long ago as one of the alternatives for the
extension of 'interactive'.  Lars still doesn't think it is better (I
disagree).

> I realize that this has already been suggested.
> The threads are long and rambling, and I may well
> have missed something, but I don't recall any
> good reason given for rejecting this approach.

Lars gave his reasons, but I don't consider them to be good enough.