Re: master a6a5d6a: Move 'revert-buffer' global binding to 'C-x g g'

[Stefan Kangas]

Juri Linkov <juri@linkov.net> writes:

>> I don't know what notation to use here though.  Maybe something like:
>>
>>     \\[cmd]  -> works as today
>>     \\[=C-h] -> just adds the formatting to the exact string
>>     \\[+cmd] -> adds both the key binding and its M-x form
>>
>> (This would of course break for symbols starting with = or +.)
>
> Maybe displaying both the keybinding and the command name should be
> defined by a command symbol's property like 'advertised-binding'
> defines the default keybinding to display:
>
>   (put 'revert-buffer :advertised-binding "M-x revert-buffer or C-x x g")

Good idea; it has the benefit that it would be more consistent.  It
would also be nice to add a corresponding `declare'-form.

But we should be careful to make it to also respect local bindings, for
example `revert-buffer' is bound to "g" in `special-mode-map'.

I'm thinking out loud here, but perhaps in some cases we don't want
consistency?  Could it be different in some situations?  Perhaps we
could first review some examples, to see if consistency is indeed what
always we want.  If it always makes sense, then your proposal is a
no-brainer.

Do we have any other commands than `revert-buffer' that could be
candidates for such a property?  I'm asking because it might be useful
to review them with consistency in mind too.