Re: Adding a "quick-help" menu

[Stefan Kangas]

Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:

> I hear this a lot, but it seems to me that the "feel" (for lack of a
> better word) for which-keys is different from everything else in Emacs
> by default.

I disagree, obviously.  But it would be useful if others here could give
it a spin to see what they think.

To try it out, it should be enough to evaluate this (untested):

    (progn
      (package-install 'which-key)
      (which-key-mode 1))

Then type something like `C-x' and wait.

> Window management can be fragile enough to begin with, but
> having a mode enabled by default that disturbs the current window layout
> and visible parts of the buffer whenever a user isn't quick enough -- in
> other words does nothing -- is something I don't think should be the
> case by default.

I'm not sure if you are referring to any real issues (a.k.a. bugs), or
if this just a general concern.  If the popup is too jarring, we could
experiment with a longer delay before it pops up.

FWIW, in my many years of using it, I've never seen any issues with it.
It always leaves my windows just as they were when it goes away.  Then
again, I don't use the highly advanced customizations that some other
people do.